Follow USA TODAY's complete coverage here The 2008 Olympics were the zenith for the full-body swimsuit, which athletes like Phelps used to glide through the water and set record times. Viewers ...

Of course, many will recall not so much what the American did, but what he wore while doing it, the now-banned full-body swimsuit. Not long after the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Speedo-USA ...

Abstract: SWIMMING is among the most minimalist of sports in terms of equipment, yet in recent years, high-tech swimsuits have become so effective that in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, competitors ...

Now the German women's gymnastics team has opted to choose comfort and performance over previously accepted sport fashion norms. The team chose to wear full-body suits in qualifications at the Tokyo ...

He also mentions that world records were once influenced by full-body swimsuits that made swimmers more buoyant and streamlined, but these swimsuits are now banned at the Olympics, much to his ...