Racerback swimwear, created by Speedo founder Alexander MacRae, debuted at the 1928 Olympics. The silhouette, which revealed the shoulders and back, allowed for a better range of motion.

(NewsNation) — The swimsuits worn at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris use a water repellant engineered from the same technology that protects satellites from cosmic radiation.

Locked In: Compression the most crucial aspect for Olympic swimsuits Swimsuits have changed over the years for Olympic swimmers. Check out the technology behind the swimsuits that will be seen in Rio.

The main topic of conversation at the World Swimming Championships in Rome this week has been those new-fangled swimsuits. The neck-to-ankle suits, enhanced with polyurethane, and now rubber ...

PARIS – Swimmers often say last one, fast one. For Lilly King, it was that, and more, in her last Olympic swim Sunday night at Nanterre, France. With King on breaststroke, the United States won ...

Olympic swim trials: Simone Manuel qualifies for Paris in 50-meter freestyle Simone Manuel celebrates after winning the women’s 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Sunday.

Elite athletes preparing for races are jammed in lanes, and collisions are common; ‘salmon trying to all get upstream’ Swimmers in the warm-up pool at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. Officials ...

British Olympic swimmer Hector Pardoe completed the 55km open-water swim, inspired by the Three Peaks challenge, in 22 hours.

Swimwear at the Olympics Over the Years Racerback swimwear, created by Speedo founder Alexander MacRae, debuted at the 1928 Olympics. The silhouette, which revealed the shoulders and back, allowed for ...