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2006-07-11 05:51:27 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Sports Swimming & Diving

Some people (like "Boys'Life" magazine) show boys in swimming trunks in May of 1935, but was it older than than that? Maybe so!

2006-07-11 05:58:05 · update #1

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In Classical antiquity swimming and bathing was most often done nude. In some settings coverings were used. Murals at Pompeii show women wearing two-piece suits covering the areas around their breasts and hips in a fashion remarkably similar to a bikini of c. 1960. After this, the notion of special water apparel seems to have been lost for centuries.

In the 18th century women wore "bathing gowns" in the water; these were long dresses of fabrics that would not become transparent when wet, with weights sewed into the hems so that they would not rise up in the water. The men's swim suit, a rather form-fitting wool garment with long sleeves and legs similar to long underwear, was developed and would change little for a century.

In the 19th century, the woman's two piece suit became common—the two pieces being a gown from shoulder to knees plus a set of trousers with leggings going down to the ankles.

2006-07-11 06:43:29 · answer #1 · answered by xcxf99 2 · 0 0

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2006-07-25 12:47:12 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 6 · 0 0

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