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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.
High-technology swimwear is designed to reduce drag and improve swimming performance. [6] Speedo claims that their LZR Racer reduced drag or water resistance by 38% compared to a traditional Lycra practice swim suit. [1] This high-technology swimwear is designed to minimize drag while maximizing support to muscles. [1]
Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref 50 m freestyle: 21.04 +0.13: Caeleb Dressel United States 27 July 2019: World Championships: Gwangju, South Korea [1]200 m freestyle
Vonn, now 36, posed for the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue multiple years, most recently in 2019. The legendary skier has said her favorite memory was the body paint shoot. “I think […]
Alex Morgan is only one of a handful of athletes to pose for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit edition multiple times. Just two years ago, Morgan and several of her teammates like Megan Rapinoe and ...
Walter Loos Jr/SI. Sharapova had won Wimbledon in 2004, before winning the U.S. Open in 2006, the Australian Open in 2008 and the French Open in 2012 and ’14.
Swim briefs are worn by professional and recreational athletes in many water sports.They are the standard for competitive diving and water polo.They are preferred in competitive swimming for the reduction of the water's drag on the swimmer, although jammers and bodyskins are sometimes worn instead of the swim brief.
The new policy states that men's swimsuits may maximally cover the area from the waist to the knee, and women's counterparts from the shoulder to the knee. They also ruled that the fabric used must be a textile (i.e. woven rather than a foil). The new regulations took effect in January 2010.