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A dancer wearing a unitard, a shrug and pointe shoes. A unitard is a skintight, one-piece garment with long legs and sometimes long sleeves, usually stopping at the wrists and ankles. [1] It differs from a leotard which does not have long legs. [2] The leotard is also usually considered a more feminine clothing item, while the unitard is not.
The 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested March 16–19, 2022 at the 40th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.
Today, the one-piece swimsuit is usually a skin-tight garment that covers the torso, although some designs expose the back or upper chest. Before the popularity of the two-piece swimsuit, and then the bikini, virtually all women's swimwear completely covered at least the wearer's torso, and men also wore similar swimsuits.
The German women’s Olympic team wore full-length unitards at the European championships in 2021 and during the Tokyo Olympics to push back against the sexualization of girls and women in the sport.
The Nike uniform is the latest in a line of controversies about women’s Olympic uniforms, ranging from small bikinis on beach volleyball teams to white shorts for soccer players.
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.
Day 9 of the 2024 Paris Olympics provided a 100 meters race for the ages, world records for U.S. swimmers, and Olympic gold for stars who have achieved championship greatness elsewhere.
The 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested from March 17-20, 2021 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina at the 39th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.