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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.
Meanwhile, men were allowed to swim in bare-chest suits in 1936, and in briefs only at the 1948 Olympics. [6] [10] In 1956, Speedo became the first company to introduce nylon [11] and in the 1970s elastane to their swimsuits that improved their elasticity, durability and water drag – 21 out of 22 records at the 1972 Olympics were broken using ...
Quan Hongchan (Chinese: 全红婵; pinyin: Quán Hóngchán; [2] born 28 March 2007) is a Chinese diver, national champion, and Olympic champion. [3] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the individual 10 metre platform event. [4]
The women's track and field designs were unveiled as part of a kit launch for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in July. ... Nike has come under fire after unveiling its uniforms for a U.S. women's ...
The 2024 Paris Olympic artistic swimming team is elite at waterproof makeup. The USA Olympic team — which includes Keana Hunter, Anita Alvarez, Daniella Ramirez, Megumi Field, Jamie Czarkowski ...
The youngest competitor in Olympic diving was the best on Thursday. By a longshot. China's Quan Hongchan stepped up to her final dive of the women's 10-meter platform final needing to average 5.8 ...
Daphne Cérès Jongejans (born 22 June 1965 in Badhoevedorp, North Holland) is a retired female diver from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988 and 1992. [4]
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — North Korea won the silver in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform event to capture the nation's first ever Olympic diving medal, while China continued its ...