What’s Under Your Wetsuit?

Note: This post applies only to males.

I always see male divers wearing bathing suits or board shorts under their wetsuits. This requires awkwardly stuffing all the excess fabric into the wetsuit legs, and not to mention, the suit tends to ride up. I did it once for my Open Water certification and hated it.

There are options, however. Even if you would never wear it otherwise, I highly recommend wearing some kind of form-fitting lycra swim material. This doesn’t have to be the legendary Speedo briefs; I wear something similar to these Speedo jammers and think they’re great. You can also get the square shorts for something smaller than the knee-length jammers, but with more coverage than briefs.

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2 Responses to “What’s Under Your Wetsuit?”

  1. justme Says:
    October 27th, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    Whats wrong with a speedo briefs anyway? Why are so many American makes so afraid to wear them?

    And how is a male bathing suits different from a Speedo brief?

  2. Vincent Says:
    May 19th, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    For those with a phobia about speedo styled swimwear, I will use a lycra bodysuit (Diveskin) under my wetsuit. Full coverage, and makes the wetsuit slide right on! For the ladies I recommend using Pantyhose, again, makes getting into a wetsuit enjoyable~

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