From an international standpoint, one Japanese swimmer proposed swimming while wearing rokushaku fundoshi at the fifth Pan Pacific Masters Swimming Championships held in New Zealand, and as fundoshi was recognized as Japanese traditional swimwear after a long discussion, he was allowed to swim wearing fundoshi and successfully won the race.
また、国際的には、ニュージーランドで開催された第五回環太平洋マスターズ水泳選手権大会で六尺褌での出場を希望した日本人選手がおり、長い議論の末、日本の伝統的水着と認められ、褌で出場し見事優勝している。