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Olympic Games have been the most important international swimming competition. While men's events were an integral part of all Olympics, women's races were introduced only in 1912, and until 1924 were limited to a couple of freestyle events. Public nudity was a major concern in designing early swimwear.
Oceania's rhythmic gymnastics qualification for the Tokyo Olympics was conducted with severe breaches that resulted in change of ranking for Olympic nomination and selection. A 1.5-year-long investigation by Gymnastics Ethics Foundation found serious misconduct by qualification event's organisers, administrators and officials.
In the 1970s Speedo added elastane to their swimsuits that improved their elasticity, durability and reduced water drag – 21 out of 22 records at the 1972 Olympics were broken using nylon/elastane suits. [20] At the same Olympics, East German swimmers adopted suits that were tightly following the body shape, the so-called "skinsuits".
The ban on full-body men's swimsuits is still in effect ahead of Tuesday's slate of swimming competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.. Here's what the years-long swimsuit ban means for the ...
Designated as an American National Standard, the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code (USPSHTC) is a model code developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials to govern the installation and inspection of plumbing systems associated with swimming pools, spas and hot tubs as a means of promoting the public's health, safety and welfare.
The women's track and field designs were unveiled as part of a kit launch for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in July.
A potentially explosive doping scandal rocked Olympic swimming Saturday after revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers, including gold medalists and world record-setters, tested positive for a banned ...
Several Japanese business executives and employees were arrested between August and October 2022 on suspicion of bribery.Former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on four separate occasions within that period of time after allegedly receiving money from several businesses in exchange for facilitating Olympic sponsorship contracts.