Swimming is a very popular sport at the Paris ... so that no one got any undue advantage by using a certain clothing material that made things easier for the athlete in the waters.

Tight swimming trunks, including those made by Speedo, have been rated as the UK's most hated piece of clothing. The male swimwear - often simply referred to as Speedos or budgie-smugglers - is ...

Rayon - an artificial version of silk - was introduced in the 1930s, but it wasn't until the 1940s that swimwear technology really took off. Lycra is a lightweight, flexible material used in all sorts ...