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The evolution of Olympic swimwear: From wool ‘costumes’ to tensoelastic race suits
When swimmers from around the world dive off of blocks into the pool at Paris’ Aquatics Centre beginning on July 27 and into the Seine River on August 8 and 9, they’ll be competing in suits that are a far cry from the last time the City of Lights hosted …