Having been a competitive swimmer in the days of the "paper suits" I can speak with some experience as to the entire bulge in speedos issue. For those who don't know, the "paper suit" was a racing suit used in the 90's made of extremely thin fabric that presented very little drag in the water. Coupled with a good resting period and shaving it was essential during big meets and important races. I never was never really aware of the bulge issue during my high school years, but when I look back at video and pictures of myself through those times and DAMN!! I did have a sizeable bulge, which I always sported to the side. My focus was on racing rather than my junk. The best part of the paper suit years had to be the girls wearing the ultra-seethrough suits....nothing left to the imagination!