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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.
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. With the development of new materials that tightly fit ...
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 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.
Ulrika Margareta Knape-Lindberg (née Knape on 26 April 1955) is a retired Swedish diver. She competed in the 10 m platform and 3 m springboard at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won one gold and two silver medals. In 1972–1974 she was named the World Platform Diver of the Year. Domestically she won 38 Swedish titles. [1] [2]
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.
A top French diver suffered an embarrassing – and painful – moment during the inaugural event for a venue that will host diving, swimming and water polo during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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 ...