Guys - Pool parties and swim classes

Guys- when and if you ever attended a pool party or swim class, how often and how easily did the mere sight of a girl / woman in either a one-piece swimsuit OR a bikini cause you to become aroused? How cognizant / aware were the ladies of this?

In junior high and early high school, I was guaranteed to have a boner anytime I was around girls my age in a swimsuit. This included swim class, pool parties, or vacations at the beach or pool. At that age, just thinking about a girl in a swimsuit gave me an erection. I grew up in the Midwest, so co-ed swimming wasn't exactly common, which was also part of the appeal. I have no idea how noticeable it was, nobody ever said anything to me about it. I also don't know if the other guys were hard or not, I wasn't looking at them.

When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time at a local swimming pool and on the swim team. It was a constant struggle to NOT get hard in my tight pair of Speedos when I was younger, especially when seeing a young lady's "camel toe"! I would also wear a jock strap inside my Speedos, which helped somewhat to keep my genitals in place.

In junior high and early high school, I was guaranteed to have a boner anytime I was around girls my age in a swimsuit. This included swim class, pool parties, or vacations at the beach or pool. At that age, just thinking about a girl in a swimsuit gave me an erection. I grew up in the Midwest, so co-ed swimming wasn't exactly common, which was also part of the appeal. I have no idea how noticeable it was, nobody ever said anything to me about it. I also don't know if the other guys were hard or not, I wasn't looking at them.

Ben- why was coed swimming rare in the Midwest? In Southern California where I grew up, coed swim classes are a common as lowriders.

When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time at a local swimming pool and on the swim team. It was a constant struggle to NOT get hard in my tight pair of Speedos when I was younger, especially when seeing a young lady's "camel toe"! I would also wear a jock strap inside my Speedos, which helped somewhat to keep my genitals in place.

Dar- did you ever lose the battle? How did others react when and if you did?

Lots of coed,swimming parties as a lifeguard in my teens occasionally when we dropped our suits. Wonderful to swim naked!

Lots😮f coed,swimming parties as a lifeguard in my teens occasionally we dropped our suits wonderful to swim naked

Coed skinny dipping??? Goddamn Rigel, you won the fucking lottery with that one!!!

I would imagine that all you guys must shown your, um, "appreciation" quite often LOL.

Ben- why was coed swimming rare in the Midwest? In Southern California where I grew up, coed swim classes are a common as lowriders.

With our weather, not many houses had pools, you could only use them 3-4 months of the year. There were a few, but it wasn't the norm. We lived in a very rural area, so there wasn't any city or community pools. There was a public beach at a local reservoir, but it was expensive to get in, and the beach and water weren't exactly the best.

My junior high was the only school in the county to have a pool, so one week a year we had co-ed swim class. We were all required to wear school supplied suits. Boys wore speedos and girls high cut one piece suits. When out of the water, boys kept our hands in front of our crotch trying to hide our erections, and girls crossed their arms in front of their chests trying to hide their hard nipples. Those were the days!

When out of the water, boys kept our hands in front of our crotch trying to hide our erections, and girls crossed their arms in front of their chests trying to hide their hard nipples. Those were the days!

You know- it's both tragic and insidious that modern western culture has saddled all of us with so much body shame, even at an early age. I recently spoke to a fellow from Japan, who used to be on both their school and YMCA swim teams there. He said that in their culture and their athletic programs, covering up like that was strictly forbidden, as it was considered rude and in poor taste.

IIRC, even American swim programs of the postwar era had the same philosophy. Both the swimmers and spectators alike were taught that it was all just part of life, and they just had to deal with it. If they couldn't handle it for whatever reason, tough shit.

@ILuvLadyDocs --- Dar- did you ever lose the battle? How did others react when and if you did?

Yup, I did sometimes lose the battle, and had to stay in the water an extra long time until things settled down! Probably the most erotic experiences were when My girlfriend had her legs wrapped around my body while and i would grind my erection against her vagina. Given the thin fabric of our swimsuits, my erect penis would almost work its way inside of her vagina! After doing that for awhile, and no orgasm, I looked like a "prune" by the time I was able to get out of the water!

@ILuvLadyDocs --- Dar- did you ever lose the battle? How did others react when and if you did?

Yup, I did sometimes lose the battle, and had to stay in the water an extra long time until things settled down! Probably the most erotic experiences were when My girlfriend had her legs wrapped around my body while and i would grind my erection against her vagina. Given the thin fabric of our swimsuits, my erect penis would almost work its way inside of her vagina! After doing that for awhile, and no orgasm, I looked like a "prune" by the time I was able to get out of the water!

Did you guys do that privately, or in plain view of others? Did anyone grin or give you guys a knowing smirk, or did they mostly mind their own business?

@ILuvLadyDocs -- Did you guys do that privately, or in plain view of others? Did anyone grin or give you guys a knowing smirk, or did they mostly mind their own business?

Everyone knew what we were doing, but mostly minded their own business. I think she enjoyed getting me all worked up and hard just to get me embarrassed!

My good friend in grade school, middle school, and high school had a swimming pool. One night when the rest of the family was away, his sister, also in high school, had a pool party for about 10 of her girl friends. As the evening went on and the sky grew dark, the girls thought it would be fun to skinny dip since the entire family was gone. His sister turned out the underwater lights in the pool and the lights around the pool so the only light came from the stars. All the girls slipped off their swimsuits and giggled nervously as they swam in the pool wearing nothing but their smiles.

Well, as it turns out, unbeknownst to his sister, my friend did not go with the family, but stayed home so he could take his shifts at the restaurant where he and I both worked. He got off at 10:00 p.m. and was home about 10:15. He was surprised to hear laughter coming from the swimming pool and wondered who could be swimming with the family gone. He sauntered out to the second-level deck that overlooks the pool and flipped on all the lights that his sister had flipped off by the pool.

As he stood at the railing enjoying his good fortune, the girly giggles and laughs turned into shrieks and howls as the girls clambered their way out of the pool, trying to cover their bits as they scrambled to find a towel.

Now, why couldn't I have accompanied him home that night after work?

I still remember my High School swim classes. It was a regulation size pool and it was used for many swimming competitions. The school provided boys with a very thin nylon green type of speedo swim trunks. When they were wet the swim trunks showed every detail of your butt, penis and balls. The girls wore a green one piece green nylon swimsuit made out of the same light green nylon material and when their suits were wet you could see their nipples, camel toe and their beautiful butts. I was on a swim team, water safety instructor, and red cross lifeguard classes. During our water safety training we would lift a fellow male student and use a shoulder carry, and when you lifted his body was over your shoulders his balls would hang out from the swimsuit and we would spin around so the girls would good view of them. When the girls did the same shoulder carry all the guys would get a good view of their vaginas and boobs on the opposite side. The pool water was cold but it didn’t diminish the boners. There was always towels available and many of us would wrap them around our waist to hide the boners the girls gave us when we got out of the pool. I miss the good old times.

I still remember my High School swim classes. It was a regulation size pool and it was used for many swimming competitions. The school provided boys with a very thin nylon green type of speedo swim trunks. When they were wet the swim trunks showed every detail of your butt, penis and balls. The girls wore a green one piece green nylon swimsuit made out of the same light green nylon material and when their suits were wet you could see their nipples, camel toe and their beautiful butts. I was on a swim team, water safety instructor, and red cross lifeguard classes. During our water safety training we would lift a fellow male student and use a shoulder carry, and when you lifted his body was over your shoulders his balls would hang out from the swimsuit and we would spin around so the girls would good view of them. When the girls did the same shoulder carry all the guys would get a good view of their vaginas and boobs on the opposite side. The pool water was cold but it didn’t diminish the boners. There was always towels available and many of us would wrap them around our waist to hide the boners the girls gave us when we got out of the pool. I miss the good old times.

What time period was this? Did any of the guys decide to be extra brave and skip the towel altogether? Did the girls ever seem to be amused or flattered by the effect that they had on you guys? Did you guys ever talk or joke about it later? Did you ever see any smirks or knowing looks from the female coaches or teachers?

I can't help but wonder what the adults in charge must think about the inevitable sexual tension that occurs when a bunch of young people in wet, skimpy clothing all get together.

What time period was this? Did any of the guys decide to be extra brave and skip the towel altogether?

The time period was 1969-1972, during the hippie or flower child era. It was a primary made up of baby boomers. It was a very sexually active period especially for a teenager like me that grew up in it. The boys normally always wrapped a towel around them after they left the pool, to hide their boners and it was a real cold walk to the locker room without it. The only time there was any sexual tension was at the beginning of the semester and it disappeared later after everyone became comfortable with each other got used to seeing each other almost naked. The girls flirted with the boys and loved to see our balls hanging out when we were in the shoulder carry, mine got put on display a few times for the girls. The guys always talked about the girls, it was the most common discussion in the locker room. The coaches were aware of everything and had a open mind, after all they seen us in our almost naked state anyway. Sometimes the female coach who was a recent college graduate and into the flower child movement and other girls from the school would watch us taking a shower in the other side of a large glass window that separated the showers from the coaches office when he wasn’t there, none of us complained about it, we liked it and they did also. Our coach finally figured out what was happening when he would enter his office and see the girls there and changed the locks on his office so he had the only key. If that happened today people would be suing the school, coaches and any one else they could. Times have changed and people have become more paranoid. The girls in our swim class liked the effect they had on the boys, we all had a good time together.

The time period was 1969-1972, during the hippie or flower child era.

That sounds like a magical era for sure. Sadly for me, I came of age in the 80's- the age of Family Values, Satanic Panic, and Just Say No. The girls in my own swim class were no great shakes in the looks department, and even the ones who were tended to wear long t-shirts or tank tops over their suits. Yeah- THAT whole thing.

It's especially bad for me because for most of my life, I've been an exhibitionist, a voyeur, a female body worshipper, and a people watcher. Unfortunately, I came of age in the wrong decade and with the wrong sort of family to ever enjoy anything remotely resembling that lifestyle.

It's always really bothered me, and will probably continue to bother me right up until the moment I take my very last breath.

I do recall getting hard ons at swimming classes, but unsure if they were from seeing girls in swimsuits. Very embarrassing when wearing speedos.

I do recall getting hard ons at swimming classes, but unsure if they were from seeing girls in swimsuits. Very embarrassing when wearing speedos.

Did you ever catch any stares or smirks, either from your classmates or the adults?

@ILuvLadyDocs No but this does not mean that the girls never noticed.

@ILuvLadyDocs No but this does not mean that the girls never noticed.

THAT'S for sure, LOL.

Over the years I've read a lot of stories from older guys who were around during the nude male swimming era. They all said that the girls present didn't even TRY to hide their enjoyment of that who situation. Lots of giggles, smirks, stares, and discreet finger pointing. Even the grown women in attendance could be spotted discreetly murmuring to each other with sly little grins on their faces.

I dearly wish that I was one of those guys participating. I don't give a fuck if some crazy-ass Bible thumpers think it's "sinful" or not.

I remember YMCA summer camp, which was coed, and a few of the girls wore swimsuits that accentuated and highlighted their budding nipples and vulvas when wet. The guys mostly wore trunks but many of us would discreetly (and some not-so-discreetly) adjust ourselves before getting out of the pool. Which the girls thought was very funny.

The girls in our swim class liked the effect they had on the boys, we all had a good time together.

Did you and your teammates have to do that thing where you all stood up there like soldiers at attention while the coach took roll and introduced you to the spectators during competitive meets?

I remember YMCA summer camp, which was coed, and a few of the girls wore swimsuits that accentuated and highlighted their budding nipples and vulvas when wet. The guys mostly wore trunks but many of us would discreetly (and some not-so-discreetly) adjust ourselves before getting out of the pool. Which the girls thought was very funny.

Did you guys have to do that thing where you stood at attention facing the crowd while the coach / instructor called roll? Did all those ladies gawking at you from the stands cause a woody attack?

Among the many reasons why (most) boys and girls had separate swimming lessons prior to the mid-1970s was: 1) Boys were required to swim naked while girls prior to the invention of alternate fabrics wore wool bathing suits - ouch! And 2) spontaneous, uncontrollable erections simply happen to boys during the puberty years. It’s a natural thing but it’s not appropriate for girls to see in a public, coed setting.

Among the many reasons why (most) boys and girls had separate swimming lessons prior to the mid-1970s was: 1) Boys were required to swim naked while girls prior to the invention of alternate fabrics wore wool bathing suits - ouch! And 2) spontaneous, uncontrollable erections simply happen to boys during the puberty years. It’s a natural thing but it’s not appropriate for girls to see in a public, coed setting.

Point #2 is one I've always found interesting and a little odd, since most Scandinavian and native cultures didn't seem to have a problem with this. Besides- what about the open competitive meets where there usually were a fair number of the boys' mothers and sisters present, supposedly?

I was just a little kid when the golden age of nude male swimming and open male nudity in general ended in the USA, but I've always viewed the gender separation rule as stupid and pointless. And also rather dishonest. You don't cultivate a healthy amount of mutual trust, respect, and understanding between the two sexes by keeping them hidden and segregated from each other.

Our Puritan ancestors really mindfucked us.

No pool parties where I grew up. Shoot, no pools!

I grew up in a rather poor farming community, but we did have a swimming hole! It was actually the oxbow of the local river that in the summer was usually cut off from the main channel due to low water.

There were established/generally accepted swimming times for males and for females, but never coed. If you were caught anywhere near the swimming hole during the girls' time, well, you could expect a whupping. Anyway, boys were expected to be working the farm or doing chores when the girls went swimming, so you'd get beat for skipping chores and for being a "dirty pervert." So boys went swimming in the summer evenings.

The men and boys always swam nude, and it was assumed that the girls did too, but some claimed to swim in a t-shirt and panties. Some of the older boys always claimed to have snuck down there to catch a glimpse, but they were probably lying. Although it was rumored that sometimes the preacher's daughter would sneak down during the boys time, I never had any actual knowledge of it - but it wouldn't surprise me. She did give me my first blow job one Sunday afternoon when we went to have dinner with them after services.