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2. High-technology swimwear - Wikipedia

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   The high-technology suits used in competition are no longer able to have zippers or other types of fastening. [8] A large change found in the FINA regulations is the regulations in the design of the suit. Unlike the body suits seen in the 2008 Olympics, men's suits cannot extend above the navel or below the knee.

3. Competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   These rules also banned suits that go above the navel or below the knee for men and suits that extend past the shoulders or cover the neck for women [15] FINA stated that it "wishes to recall the main and core principle is that swimming is a sport essentially based on the physical performance of the athlete".

4. History of competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   The suits were complemented by bras and bikini-style briefs as they became transparent when wet. Women's coaches were rare at early Olympics, and to further reduce the chances of harassment women were accompanied by chaperones. [4] Even men wore one-piece swimsuits covering the body from hips to shoulders up to the 1940s. [5] In 1928, Speedo ...

5. An Olympic swimmer's biggest, bloody-knuckle battle ... is ...

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   The compression, though, comes with a price — beyond the $600 that some “tech suits” cost. Multiple former swimmers who spoke with Yahoo Sports recall needing 40-plus minutes to put suits on.

6. I tried Speedo's Olympic swimsuit. It's fast in the pool, but ...

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   Determined to squeeze into the latest skin-tight polyurethane compression suit, I grabbed a red Pure Valor 2.0 openback kneeskin and entered the crowded women's changing room at The Molitor Hotel to see what the big deal is about the newest version of the suit many swimmers will be wearing during the Paris Olympics.

7. 68 of the Most Memorable Olympic Outfits to Ever Appear in ...

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   The women's gymnastics team looked unified in striking dark blue tracksuits for their arrival in Rome during the 1960 Summer Olympics. George Silk - Getty Images 1960: Wilma Rudolph