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Competitive Swimwear |
A bodyskin is a style of competitive swimwear worn by both female and male athletes.
Suits of this type provide full body coverage from the ankles to the neck.
Swimsuit manufacturer Speedo also produces a bodyskin designed specifically for the backstroke.
The primary distinguishing feature is the material from which the bodyskin suit is made,
technologically advanced lycra-based fabrics designed to hug the body tightly
and provide increased speed and decreased drag resistance in the water.
As with most technologically advanced fabric swimwear,
bodyskin suits are only commonly used at highly competitive levels of the swimming sport and
are known to sell for prices in excess of €300.
Most competitive swimwear manufacturers including the Speedo Fastskin line, Tyr, and Adidas have versions of a bodyskin suit.
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