Swimsuits | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/swimsuits/RSS feed for SwimsuitsenThu, 25 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0000From Sleek Swimsuits to Specialized Running Shoes, These Five Innovations Transformed the Olympicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-sleek-swimsuits-to-specialized-running-shoes-these-five-innovations-have-changed-the-olympics-180984769/Technology has advanced sports including fencing and pole vaultingThu, 25 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-sleek-swimsuits-to-specialized-running-shoes-these-five-innovations-have-changed-the-olympics-180984769/Shark Skin-Inspired Materials Have a Long Way to Go Before They Work Like the Real Thinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/shark-skin-inspired-materials-have-a-long-way-to-go-before-they-work-like-the-real-thing-180980973/The predator's distinctive texture is the envy of engineers trying to maximize hydrodynamicsThu, 20 Oct 2022 12:18:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/shark-skin-inspired-materials-have-a-long-way-to-go-before-they-work-like-the-real-thing-180980973/Miss America Is Ditching Its Swimsuit Competition https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miss-america-ditching-its-swimsuit-competition-180969249/The pageant was founded as a 'bathing beauty' contest. But even in its earlier days, contestants did not always conform to the swimsuit portion happilyTue, 05 Jun 2018 20:41:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miss-america-ditching-its-swimsuit-competition-180969249/The Historic Tail of the Weeki Wachee Mermaidshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historic-tail-weeki-wachee-mermaids-180967209/You can even learn to “mermaid” yourself, if the fancy takes youFri, 17 Nov 2017 16:05:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/historic-tail-weeki-wachee-mermaids-180967209/France’s Top Court Overturns Burkini Banhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frances-top-court-overturns-burkini-ban-180960266/French swimmers may keep wearing what they pleaseFri, 26 Aug 2016 16:00:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frances-top-court-overturns-burkini-ban-180960266/How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/The scanty suit’s explosive start is intimately tied to the Cold War and the nuclear arms raceThu, 21 May 2015 14:45:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-wake-testing-atomic-bomb-bikini-became-thing-180955346/The Swimsuit Series, Part 6: Ladies in Wading in Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-swimsuit-series-part-6-ladies-in-wading-in-art-23664192/A look at how artists spent their summer vacations—at the beachFri, 31 Aug 2012 14:49:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-swimsuit-series-part-6-ladies-in-wading-in-art-23664192/The Swimsuit Series, Part 5: Olympic Athletes, Posinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-swimsuit-series-part-5-olympic-athletes-posing-15584612/Vintage styles cycle in and out of favor among medal-winning racersWed, 08 Aug 2012 12:01:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-swimsuit-series-part-5-olympic-athletes-posing-15584612/The Swimsuit Series, Part 4: A Competitive Swimmer’s Musingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-swimsuit-series-part-4-a-competitive-swimmers-musings-3118498/In Leanne Shapton's Swimming Studies "Bathing" chapter, there's a story behind every suitTue, 17 Jul 2012 14:05:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-swimsuit-series-part-4-a-competitive-swimmers-musings-3118498/Swimsuit Series, Part 3: Is Today Truly the 66th Anniversary of the First Bikini?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/swimsuit-series-part-3-is-today-truly-the-66th-anniversary-of-the-first-bikini-745571/The two-piece bathing suit got skimpier and more scandalous in 1946 ParisThu, 05 Jul 2012 18:16:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/swimsuit-series-part-3-is-today-truly-the-66th-anniversary-of-the-first-bikini-745571/