 A bathing suit is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. Bathing suit can be skin-tight or loosely fitting and ranges from garments designed to preserve as much modesty as possible to garments designed to reveal as much of the body as possible without actual nudity. They are often lined with a fabric that prevents them from becoming transparent when wet.
Bathing suits are also seen on beaches and around swimming pools even if no swimming is involved. Special bathing suits are designed to reduce skin drag. For some kinds of swimming and diving, special bodysuits called dive skins are worn. These suits are made from spandex and provide little thermal protection, but they do protect the skin from stings and abrasion. |
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