Fifteen years ago, Michael Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics wearing a high-tech swimsuit with a catchy name, the Speedo LZR Racer. The super suit era lasted just one more ...

1. What did men swim in, historically? Survey Greek urns or Roman frescoes and the answer is clear—throughout antiquity, men went swimming in the nude. As with many moves toward prudishness, the ...

The 2008 Beijing Olympics were a watershed moment for men’s swimming in the United States and globally. Sixteen years later, the 2008 Games are perhaps best remembered for Michael Phelps’ dominant ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Fifteen years ago, Michael Phelps won a ...