Speedo Men's Aquablade Brief Tech Suit Swimsuit

About my 6th Aquablade brief and as good as ever. Close fit with good compression with excellent freedom of movement. Use regularly each week for lane swimming.

Appears a bit small at first but after a couple of swims the fit eases a little and really comfortable. Recommend a size down from your actual waist size. Also glad to say this latest purchase has a much longer drawstring than my last pair.

Highly recommend

The feel of the polypropylene/Lycra fabric is wonderful. Silky smooth but also a bit rubbery. The seam up the back makes for a close fit there, you'll never feel any part of this suit "flapping" as you swim. The fabric is stretchy, but harder to stretch than a normal nylon/Lycra suit, due to the high proportion of Lycra.

But do recognize that it is designed as a competition suit, not a practice suit. So sizing is snug, to say the least. Like any Speedo suit, the sizing is true to the circumference of your waist where the suit would sit -- about four finger widths below your navel. (Ignore your "vanity sized" pants size, most men's pants are larger than they claim!) I measure 34, wear 33 Levi's, and the 34 is comfortably snug. A 36 fits more like other Speedo briefs with Lycra. Size up for recreational swimming, but don't expect long life with the high Lycra content.

If you follow the Speedo Aquablade sizing guide and wear a suit two inches smaller than your waist size, you will have a "competition tight" fit. A bit of work to get over your thighs. So snug that you can't ignore it. Everything compressed. Not for the vain or modest, if you have any body fat you'll have a muffin top, and there may be some gapping in the crotch.

I think the suit does its job well. It is tight against you to prevent drag and has the seam down the middle on the back fro that purpose as well. It will be tight, so don't expect a whole lot of room for anything, it's designed that way. I find the waste to be tighter than the legs on this one, which I didn't find to be the case on other briefs by Speedo. It should be noted that the fit is going to be closer to that of the Solar. You will showbsome cheek and the sides are thinner than the pics portray. For sizing, I got the same waste that I buy for pants, a 30. It's tight, but not difficult to get on. If you're really doing it for the competition you're fine getting the same size or going down one, if you're doing for laps, you're fine with you're actual size or maybe one up. I'm a thinner person so it'll likely fit differently depending who you are. Regardless, nobody is paying as much attention as you and you're in the water if you're concerned