Bought these for my first sprint duathlon and they preformed very well for a cheap pair of shorts. I’m a 32-33 waist in most pants and these felt slightly loose around the top for a large list size range but I didn’t have any problem with them riding down with biking or running. Only concern there is that if I lose any weight I won’t be able to wear them. The pad in the shorts was great for this application. Enough cushion for the bike but little enough that you don’t even notice it in the run. My only issue was the pad seemed like it was placed a little farther back than it should have been but I’m new to the sport and bike shorts so that could just be me. And while I can’t attest to how the preform while swimming I can say that getting them wet does not adversely affect their performance on other parts of the race. It rained the majority of my race and I was soaking wet but I didn’t feel that the shorts absorbed excess water and weighed me down. If you are new to the sport and looking for a cheap set up to get you started or an advanced racer looking for cheap training gear I would definitely recommend these shorts.