Swimwear blog news and trends

posted by admin on Nov 27

Just a little more than a year after amassing eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in swimming, Olympian Michael Phelps was noticeably struggling at the World Cup short-course meeting in Stockholm, Sweden this week. A big factor in this struggle is the return to traditional swimsuit by swimmers.

According to reports, after only wearing traditional swimsuit, Phelps placed 16th in the qualifying events which effectively eliminated him in the final round. Traditional swimsuit is now back after it became a standard once more starting January 1 next year.

Phelps revealed in past interviews that he was not in his best shape after the Olympics but his disappointing performance in this week’s meet was noticed by the media. He clocked 47.77 in the 100 meter qualifying event which is a far cry from Sweden’s Stefan Nystrand who led the race with 45.93 seconds.

Phelps will compete in Berlin after finishing the five races in Sweden.

posted by admin on Nov 20

Hundreds of individuals in Sydney, Australia stripped off to their swimwear this week in a bid to overtake an existing Guinness World record for the most number of swimwear-wearing individuals in one location. However, the numbers did not break records but the event was still considered a success nonetheless.

The official record was set at 287 swimwear-wearing individuals which was staged in South Africa.

Hundreds of businessmen and city workers reportedly took off their everyday wear and sported on bikinis and Speedo-type swimwear and gathered at the Sydney Opera House to pose in front of the global media. However, the numbers were not enough to overtake the world record. Despite this, participants are happy to have taken part in the occasion. Funds were still raised in the event.

According to reports, the proceeds will go to the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience.