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The history and development of the swimwear fashion, runs almost side by side with the sport of swimming. The first swimwear that was used was mainly used for pools and sometimes for batching, swimming and other water activies arrive much later in time.

We all know what swimwear, and bikinis look like modern day, but they really have come a long way from their older counterparts. The first known use of swimwear, took place in Greece, roughly the year of 400 B.C. Swimwear changed design and was mostly seen in the form of toga's, when bathing and swimming were at its height in the ancient world.

Something very surprising is that a early 5th century mosaic painting that was found, had pictures of women wearing swimwear that was very close if not identical to the modern day bikini. After the fall of the roman empire, the swimwear fashion industry went under a heavy dry spell, and water sports were no longer in style.

Swimming and swimwear started coming back a little bit in the 18th century in france. They opened up spas that were unisex, available for both men and women. The idea of a "swim" at one of these spa's was a quick dip in the water, with the men on one side of the pool and the ladies on the other. The swimwear from this time was more of a "swim-gown" being very large and long. And ladies went as far as attaching weights to the bottom of their swimwear gowns in order to keep them from floating up while in the water.

Swimwear of this time no way reflects the swimwear that is thought of in the world of today. Swimwear often looked like dresses, as you can see in the picture of the right, and swimwear would often consist of stockings, a hat and sometimes even shoes that one would wear in the water.

By the early 1800's swimming had once again started being used as a recreation, and not just for theraputic reasons. Swimwear went through a revolution in the early 1800's. Women didnt swim much because swimming was thought mainly as a mans activity, but they still wore the very fashionable swimwear for this time.

The first swimwear of america consisted of bloomers and black stockings, although some ladies had a problem with over exposure in these swimwear outfits, so they added a lining of drawers. Women however still refrained from swimming to much, as most people in this timeframe felt swimming was mainly a man's activity.

By the start of the 20th century, the publin oppinion on swimming was changing, and swimming was thought of more as an art, and a sport -- and also started being done in the Olympics. Now around this time, it was finally publically acceptable for women to swim. Swimwear really started to take off at this time, and the skirts that women once wore as swimwear were traded for pants made out of a cotton-like material. A seperate skirt would fall over the leggings to hide the womans features.