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Modern triathlon wetsuits were invented by Dan Empfield in 1987 [6] [7] and are customised to the needs of triathletes, and generally incorporate the following features: Thinner and/or more pliable rubber near the shoulders, sleeveless versions are also available.
A sleeveless shirt, is a shirt that is manufactured without sleeves or with sleeves that have been cut off. Depending on the style, they can be worn as undershirts , by athletes in sports such as track and field and triathlon , or as casual wear by both men and women.
sweater [2] [3] Sleeveless knit top sleeveless jumper, slipover, [4] knit tank top sweater vest [3] Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt Pinafore, pinny, pinafore dress [5] Jumper, jumper dress, dress Old-fashioned style of apron Pinafore apron [6] Pinafore, pinafore apron [6] Sleeveless padded garment used as outerwear Gilet, body warmer [7]
Quintana Roo (QR) was the first company to create a triathlon-specific wetsuit over 25 years ago, and then a tri-specific bicycle two years later. The company was founded in 1987 by Dan Empfield of Ironman fame and is currently owned by the American Bicycle Group .
An average person has a surface area of about 2 m 2, [14] so the uncompressed volume of a full one piece 6 mm thick wetsuit will be in the order of 1.75 x 0.006 = 0.0105 m 3, or roughly 10 liters. The mass will depend on the specific formulation of the foam, but will probably be in the order of 4 kg, for a net buoyancy of about 6 kg at the surface.
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.