swimsuit
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A swimsuit is a garment designed to be worn while swimming or engaging in water activities. It matters because it provides practical clothing that allows people to participate comfortably in aquatic recreation and sports.
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16 sectionsContents
- Materials
- Swimsuit styles
- Unisex styles
- Women's swimsuits
- Men's swimsuits
- Body coverage
- Competitive swimwear
- Swimwear and hygiene
- History
- Pre-20th century
- 20th century
- Alternatives to swimsuits
- Swimsuit outside the water
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|American 1920s woman's bathing suit
A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing. Different types and styles may be worn by men, women, and children. Swimsuits can be described by various names, some of which are used only in particular locations or for particular types of suit, including swimwear, bathing suit, bathing attire, swimming costume, bathing costume, swimming suit, swimmers, swimming togs, bathers, cossie (short for "costume"), or swimming trunks (swimwear that resembles shorts), besides others.