Customer Reviews

Speedo Men's Poly Mesh Square Leg Bathing Suit

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I have owned this drag suit for about six months and it is still as nice (not discolored in the slightest) as it was when I first bought it. Six months is not an extremely long amount of time, but when you consider that it lasted through a three month swim season with two hour practices 6 days a week, in a pool filled with chlorine, the quality is undeniable. The Speedo company has proven that it designs quality products and this drag suit is no exception.

I am a size 30 in jeans so I thought it would be fine if I ordered a size 30 in these. I had seen other posts recommending to order a sizer bigger but I though: "Nah, that can't be my case."

I got a size 30 and everything fit nicely except for the part above the thighs. It felt really tight, as if it was going to cut off blood flow. I am super fit, swimmer build but I guess my thighs are above average thickness.

I've ordered a size 32 and it was a little tight still but better fit.

You might have to order 1 to 2 sizes bigger depending on the thickness of your legs.

Otherwise, they seem to be a great product. I've tried them out in the pool, no complaints. I feel more comfortable wearing them because they have a looser look due to the mesh. They look great.

Good trunk for training. The tiny holes and the slight bagginess of the trunk allows for a slight drag that creates resistance to strengthen your strokes. Plus it has the hadded bonus of discretion. You guys know what I'm talking about....

I got this suit both for training as well as to wear to the beach or recreational swimming. The mesh isn't see thru due to a solid fabric layer underneath. The material also looks pretty good.

However the cut of the suit leaves something to be desired. I thought that since it's considered a square leg suit, the legs would extend a bit below the crotch of the suit. Big negative; in reality its cut more like brief underwear. And since the suit is meant to be baggy for training, it looks like baggy brief underwear. I think it looks like a diaper to be honest.

And despite the legs being tight to keep everything inside this looser suit, it will not keep you covered if your legs are spread 45 degrees or so apart.

It should hold up to regular use in chlorinated water tho. I would use this ONLY as a training suit. Had this suit utilized this mesh material and the square leg cut that is used on suits made of stretchy material, it coulda been worn anywear you wear a swimsuit to.

... or people who aren't interested in swimming for exercise:

This is not the type of swim suit you'd wear to the beach, or even to the pool if you're not planning on doing laps. The whole point of wearing these baggy things is so that water gets caught between the mesh and the inner layer of the suit providing a greater drag force which requires you to use more force to swim faster. Basically, these are used for lap training. People who swim competitively wear these during practice (or maybe even in meets where they're sure they'll win :P) and take them off when speed counts (ie big meets). Try swimming with these and a Speedo on and compare it to wearing just a Speedo; there's a noticeable difference in how easy it is to move around.

That said, these are great. I didn't start using one until a few years into my competitive life but once I did start I loved it. It easily provides a nice amount of drag without it being too bulky (ie wearing a weight belt) or anything.

To the guy complaining about this suit being too saggy looking and what not, this suit is designed that way on purpose! It was not designed for people to look sexy in them (however they still look sexy anyway). But this suit was made this way so that it has more drag in water for training purposes. It works the in the same exact way when people wear weighted clothing when they exercise. The drag in the suit makes it slightly more difficult to swim which makes you work a little harder. So when you compete without this suit, you will notice you can actually swim faster.

After discarding two previously purchased swim trunks due to poor fit and fading color, I purchased these to great satisfaction. They fit well, the color does not fade, and they dry quickly. I highly recommend them.

I have always liked the Speedo brand and though I always wore the regular skimpy briefs to swim in, now at my later age I was looking for something more appropriate. The square leg feels good in the water and doesnt give the appearance of a naked guy. The material is soft and comfortable. The poly mesh is an innovative aspect which I like very much.

I purchased two of these trunks in size 34 and 36. I'm size 32 but have thick muscular thighs. I found that the size 34 was still a bit tight on the thighs but stretched out a little after the 3rd wear. Size 36 was returned because they looked like diapers. So I recommend going one size larger if you have thick thighs. If not, go with the same size because the waist is true to size.

After about a month of wear, 5x a week, they still look new. They are definitely not as revealing as the lycra pants where those outline your parts. I'm on the bigger side and found that these provide decent support to my parts when compared to the typical lycra swimshorts -- lycra was just painful.

We purchased this suit for my son to be used as a drag suit for training. He had always used jammers or briefs while training as says that he can feel the additional resistance when he swims, which is exactly what he was looking for.