Please. Men traditionally wear trunks on the beach. They don't wear bikinis, because, quite frankly, they probably don't want to look 'gay'. They're wearing what they normally wear to play beach volleyball. Trying to make a case because men don't wear bikinis to play beach volleyball is incredibly weak.
Women wear bikinis because they are traditional beach wear for women. It works for their game. Bloomers went out a long time ago on the beach. Most men wear trunks on the beach, unless they are recipients of the 'international male' catalog.
And if you look at a communist country like china, which I doubt has to worry so much about 'eye candy' to sell products in a non-capitalist society, they were wearing almost identical outfits to the americans and every other international team. They're not wearing string bikinis, they're wearing the equivalent to a sport bra. And they're not wearing thongs for bottoms, they're wearing bikini type bottoms that are functional.
It fits their sport. And to go back to the original post, it is a sport. Anybody who tries to dispute that just looks moronic.
You're a clueless idiot. And you are calling others a moron?
There is no "sport" value to having a bottom that is up your hind end so far it looks like a thong. The other poster called it right. It is to get attention.
You tried to make the case the "suits" were for athletic reasons, i.e. hands not getting caught, etc. Then you say the poster that rebutted you with the example of the men - who are even more athletic - was dumb for making the comparison.. Because of "traditions". Well which is it braniac? Tradition or utility?
Love or hate BVB, love or hate the eye candy, but don't be stupid enough to suggest the suits are for tradition or competitive edge. Oh.. and they dont have to wear bloomers to be able to cover their butts. Normal bikini bottoms do that nicely. These are not normal bikini bottoms.