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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.
Ann Stewart Peterson (born June 16, 1947) is an American diver who competed in the 10 meter platform event. She won bronze medals at both the 1967 Pan American Games and 1968 Olympics. Peterson won the Amateur Athletic Union championships and the U.S. Olympic trials in 1968. [1]
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.
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]
Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell (USA) compete during the women's 10-meter platform synchronized diving competition during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Aquatics Centre Wednesday ...
French diver Alexis Jandard falls onto the board during a demonstration at the the Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on April 4, 2024. (Metropole Du Grand Paris / AFP - Getty ...
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.