Somewhere in my long life I went from wearing cut off jeans to go swimming, to buying and wearing swimming trunks.Cut-offs cost nothing. If you happened to be wearing them on a summer day and wanted to go swimming in a lake or pool, you just jumped in. They took awhile to dry.At some point cut-offs seemed childish so I bought trunks. I was always a little freaked out about the built-in liner that looked like a girly pair of panties, but I got over it.The nylon fabric dries quick, they are light weight and do not restrict movement. Full cut, but not baggy.I like these.