Customer Reviews

Speedo Men's Shoreline Square Leg Bathing Suit

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4 star:		(4)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this swimsuit because the current style of baggy surfer shorts was extremely uncomfortable for swimming laps (OK, I admit that I was also inspired by the Bond movie, Casino Royale). But I didn't want to go all out and get those tiny suits that Olympic swimmers and Europeans wear so this was a nice compromise.

Remember that it's a snug, tight suit so if you normally wear a Medium pair of surfing trunks, you'll want a Large size here cause it will feel uncomfortably tight and make you feel VERY self-conscious when you step out of the changing room.

Material is very good. It stretches well, dries quickly. The elastic in the waistband, however, is not attached so everytime you take off the suit, the waistband elastic gets all twisted around. It's not difficulat to manually twist 'em back into shape --but it's still annoying.

Because it's so snug, there are no pockets of any kind and no place to put your locker key.

Overall, it's a good product. But you better not be self-conscious about your body --this is the man's equivalent of a thong bikini (considering how modest men's --at least American men's-- swimwear has become). I felt very self-conscious at first but since I only wore them to the gym to swim laps, I didn't care so much about how I looked and I really appreciated the fact that this was comfortable to swim in. But now, after a year of dedicated working out, I'm starting to look GOOD and these swimtrunks really accentuate the broad shoulders and tight abs. I even wear them around the house cause it drives my wife nuts (in a good way). And now that James Bond wore something like these in Casino Royale, it won't be too weird for me to wear this to the beach this summer.

I bought this Speedo because I like its new strechy fabric and the handsome design. The biggest problem is that the 1-inch wide elastic band can not stay flat on my waist after a few uses. I own several Speedo swimming trunks, this one is the worst. If the band can be improved, I will rank it at least 3 stars.

I made the switch to this suit after months of wearing a board short style suit for my workouts. It is lightweight, comfortable and dries very quickly. It is modestly styled and fits well. I no longer feel like I'm wearing a tent when I swim and I don't have to carry around a heavy wet suit after working out. I also saw an immediate reduction of five seconds to my 50 yard lap time. Highly recommended.

Having tried various speedos, I find I am happiest with this one. The material is very comfortable, the legs are cut off at the right length so that you don't feel constricted. Will see how they hold up over time -- so far, so good!

arrived on time and wuz what i wuz led it would be. thank you. AJpeace

Great fitting suit and I loved the color.
The more colors the better.
I would have liked the draw string to have two ends out of the little hole in the front instead of one continous string which sometimes disappears into the hem and then you have to "fish" for it.
Having a suit hug your body instead of the "baggy" shorts is another plus and it is great when your doing laps in the pool.

This suit looks great and feels great. If you are not shy about having a short swim suit then you'll really enjoy this. The only thing that does bug me about the suit is the long draw string. I am not the best knot maker so sometimes I worry if it is going to slip off due to my poor knot.

I bought these for strictly exercise/lap swimming use and they have proven to be so much better than those horrible baggie type trunks. I swim for conditioning as I am 41 now and have my own backyard oasis pool at my home.

Also these trunks just plain look better on my medium frame (5'6" and 150 lbs.). I bought the dark blue with white stripes and these colors do not make my skin tone too stark white.

They are a bit too tight in the crotch area to be really comfortable enough for me to lay out and tan but in the water they work quite nicely.

I can't stand bathing suit legs flapping against my legs so when I found the square leg Speedo, it just suited me fine. It is really great and fits like a gloe.

Fits and feels good, esp. for doing a swim race. Highly recommend this.

Be careful when wearing board shorts with velcro zipper straps over this material. The velcro from the board shorts tend to stick very easily to the material of this swim trunks. Have to be careful when removing the velcro from any shorts or pants. I had this happen and the velcro almost damaged the swim trunks when I was removing it.