Classification
Description
An Olympic standard seamed Bodyskin Swimsuit with full length sleeves and legs and a long zip fastening to the back. It is made of a stretch material that streamlines the swimmer's body, encourages correct posture and movement, and includes a texture based on that of a shark's skin, which eliminates drag. Suits of this design had their debut at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 where swimmers wearing it broke 13 of the 15 world records.
Object number
AIBDC : 003695
Date
2000
Material
| textile | |
| plastic | |
| polyester | body 75% |
| PU | body 25% |
| polyurethane | |
| elastane | |
| PTFE | a coating |
| polytetrafluorethylene | |
| Teflon - trade name |