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  2. Swim briefs - Wikipedia

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    Occasionally, the speedo genericized trademark is applied to square cut swimsuits, [citation needed] but in general the generic term is used in reference to swimming briefs. Swim briefs are also referred to as competition briefs, swimming trunks, bathers, togs, racer bathers, posing briefs, racing briefs, and colloquially in Australia, New ...

  3. Adolph Kiefer - Wikipedia

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    In over 2,000 races, Kiefer lost only twice. At the National AAU swimming championship in April 1943, University of Michigan All-American swimmer Harry Holiday, Jr. finally went head-to-head with world-record holder Kiefer. Holiday beat him in the 150-yard backstroke at the AAU meet. [6] The defeat was the first for Kiefer in eight years. [7] [8]

  4. Speedo - Wikipedia

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    Speedo USA's men's collections are categorised as: Competition, Racing, Boardshorts and Swim Trunks, Fashion, and Lifeguard. [25] Speedo International's men's offerings also include wetsuits. [26] Both Speedo USA and Speedo International also offer a wide range of children's styles including performance, racing, fashion and beginner lines. [25 ...

  5. History of competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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    In 1928, Speedo introduced their racerback silk suit that was optimized to fit the body shape. [6] [7] It uncovered the shoulder blades, which almost resulted in disqualification of Clare Dennis at the 1932 Olympics, [8] but became a norm by 1936. [9] Meanwhile, men were allowed to swim in bare-chest suits in 1936, and in briefs only at the ...

  6. Spiegel (US retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Spiegel Spring/Summer 1958 Catalog. Spiegel was an American direct marketing retailer founded in 1865 by Joseph Spiegel.Spiegel published a catalog, like its competitors Sears, Aldens, and Montgomery Ward, which advertised various brands of apparel, accessories, and footwear, as well as housewares, toys, tools, firearms, and electronics.

  7. History of swimwear - Wikipedia

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    Swimmers depicted in the satirical magazine Le Suprême Bon Ton.From around 1810 to 1815. The history of swimwear traces the changes in the styles of men's and women's swimwear over time and between cultures, and touches on the social, religious and legal attitudes to swimming and swimwear.

  8. Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed - Wikipedia

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    Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed won four awards at the 1st Genie Awards and was nominated for two more. This was despite the fact that the NFB did not submit the film to the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, with Brittain paying the entry fee and shipping charges himself.

  9. Flatliners - Wikipedia

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    Flatliners is a 1990 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi.