I was wondering what else people typically wear when swimming laps at gym?

Question

i mean i am already going to wear a speedo, but was wondering what else you wear while swimming the laps?

Answer 1

Well, I'm a girl and I usually just wear a one piece competition suit, a swim cap and googles. Nothing special.

I guess you could bring a kick board or fins or a pull buoy to do some drills or something.

Answer 2

googles. Nothing special.

I guess you could bring a kick board or fins or a pull buoy to do some drills or something.

    * 14 hours ago

I wear googles too, lol.  i don't know how you wear kick boards or pull buoys, but you can use those for practice sets.  

normally i wear a speedo brief, but i swim at an indoor pool so i can wear a jammer (the suits that go from the waste to the knees) without getting a tanline.  

some people may wear full body suits or legs, but those are generally for people who are in an important race as they are expensive and they wear out quickly with use.

girls normally wear the one piece suits, but some wear two piece suits to get a tan or show off or some other reason (i don't know)

if you go on speedo's website you can just look at all the suits there.

i don't use a cap because my hair is short, but you may want to.  most guys even if they have kind of long hair don't need to wear a cap, but if its pretty long i would wear one even though they are annoying.

for goggles i recommend speedo's speed sockets.

Answer 3

This afternoon, I wore one of my speedo briefs and my goggles. I keep my hair very short, so no cap for less drag. I wear a t-shirt to the pool, then take it off after stretching, then get in the pool to swim.

Answer 4

you could also wear a drag-suit its like a pair of short shorts made of mesh. a drag suit slows you down a little but also increases your race speed and workout intensity.

Answer 5

I find that many people at the gym are not "hard-core" swimmers.  A lot of them will simply wear board shorts and some even don't wear any goggles.  I think that if you are going there for a serious work out then you should wear a speedo, cap, and goggles similar or the same as what you would wear to club/team practice.  Of course bring your net bag with fins, kick board, etc.

Answer 6

I wear a speedo and goggles.  I also use hand paddles and fins on some sets to work different muscles more vigourously.  I choose not to wear a cap since I'm swimming for personal fitness and not competition.