ArenaMen's Square Cut Drag Suit Waist

These shorts work brilliant for what they do. They don’t do too much dragging for normal stroke swimming, but provide a decent pull when turning. They’re not as aggressive as the Finis version with the cups, but are much more comfortable to wear for longer distances etc.The sizing is a real issue though.I’m 190cm and weigh around 86kg. Relatively skinny guy altogether. I ordered the M and L sizes to try(and return the other one). The M is quite tight and the L is pretty much just right. If you didn’t tell me the sizing, I would have assumed that the L was a S if not a M - definitely not a large.For reference the M is a size 34 and L is 36.I wear a 32 in jeans and a 32 Speedo jammer - the S/32 would be way too small for me.I’d definitely recommend going bigger rather than smaller, but also if possible to buy both and return the unsuitable one.They have a drawstring on the inside that can be used if they’re slightly too big. Mine are quite well fitting, but if not tied the water can get in when flip turning and it falls like it pulls them down a bit - just tie them up either way.I’m a little bit confused as to how Arena have gotten this one so wrong though. I know swimmers are generally quite lean, but even the XL is quite small and tight - surely you’d want a drag suit to fit large if anything(more material = more drag).

Overall, very happy with these, and they do the job of increasing the drag.But size comes up small for me.

These are great, but sizing is very small around the legs!! 13 year old swimmer is in a size large! Baggy round the waist but not much room on the legs.

The shorts are labelled as 36 L, but they are actually 30. Returned.

Way too small. They look like they're painted on me, instead of being loose. The measurements in the size guide seem to indicate the amount of fabric you get, not the specific hip or waist size that this will fit. Maybe this is actually a children's short.To be clear: This is not the manufacturer's problem. This is the seller. I've used Arena swim gear interchangeably with Speedo and Tyr for many years, and I've never had such a wild sizing problem before.

Very fitted not good for dragging in the water you need to size up

Good fitting, looks great and works effectively

These are fine but when you wash them the belt string comes out and it’s hard to get back in.