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A swim brief refers to any briefs style male swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming, water polo and diving. The popularity of the Australian Speedo (est. 1928) brand racing brief has led to the use of its name in some countries (e.g. the United States) to refer to any racing brief, regardless of the maker.
Speedo International Limited is an Australian-British distributor of swimwear and swim-related accessories based in Nottingham, England. Founded in Sydney , Australia in 1914 by Alexander MacRae , a Scottish emigrant, the company is now a subsidiary of the British Pentland Group .
After decades of banishment from mainstream wardrobes, one of fashion’s most divisive garments – the men’s swimming brief – is making a tentative return. Beachgoers beware, this ...
Swim briefs are also referred to as competition briefs, swimming trunks, bathers, togs, racer bathers, posing briefs, racing briefs, and colloquially in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as budgie smugglers. [2] Like underwear briefs, swim briefs feature a triangular shaped front and a solid back providing form-fitting coverage ...
Elgort, who has starred in "The Fault In Our Stars" and the "Divergent" series, donned a skintight, itty-bitty speedo in lieu of swim trunks that put his ripped physique on full display.
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In 1928, Speedo introduced their racerback silk suit that was optimized to fit the body shape. [6] [7] It uncovered the shoulder blades, which almost resulted in disqualification of Clare Dennis at the 1932 Olympics, [8] but became a norm by 1936. [9] Meanwhile, men were allowed to swim in bare-chest suits in 1936, and in briefs only at the ...
Swim briefs (also known as racing briefs, Speedos, competition briefs, bathers, brief or low rise sungas, racer bathers, trunks, or "swimmers" in Australia) Swim briefs, often made of wool and held in place with a military-style canvas belt at the waist, go back at least to the 1930s.