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Competitive swimwear refers to the swimsuit, clothing, equipment, and accessories used in the aquatic sports of swimming, diving, artistic swimming, triathlon, and water polo. Some swimsuits are designed specifically for swimming competitions where they may be constructed of a special low resistance fabric that reduces skin drag.
After decades of banishment from mainstream wardrobes, one of fashion’s most divisive garments – the men’s swimming brief – is making a tentative return.
The history of competitive swimwear has been dominated by concerns over public nudity in the first half of the 20th century and by efforts to reduce water drag in the second half. [1] Those efforts initially led swimmers to reduce the early sagging one-piece swimsuits down to briefs only.
Women's diving debut happened at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the platform event and was expanded to springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A parallel platform diving event for men, called "plain high diving", was presented at the Games of the V Olympiad. No acrobatic moves were allowed, only a simple straight dive off the platform. [3]
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue has featured several notable athletes over the years, including Biles, Raisman, Danica Patrick, Paige Spiranac, Genie Bouchard and more. The full 2021 Sports ...
I was getting into this thing — the most expensive swimsuit I've ever worn, at about $550 — no matter what. But now I was sweating — really sweating — as I tried every dressing room hack ever learned. “It's too tight,” said one woman. “They gave me the wrong size,” grumbled another. No, all the suits were sized correctly.
The suits compress their bodies. Specialized fabrics repel water and reduce drag. Most importantly, suit designers say, the compression stimulates muscles and supports proper swimming posture.
It was then that she turned to diving. When she first started diving, a teacher told her she was too old to start a new sport and was later kicked off her high school team because they thought she was a "waste of space". [3] Wilkinson is a 2001 graduate of the University of Texas, where she majored in public relations. While attending school on ...