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Olympian: Bikinis better for volleyball
Published by onlines on November 2, 2009
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif
A three-time Olympian from California says the two-piece bikinis sported by many beach volleyball players are more than fashion, they’re function.
Holly McPeak, 39, who brought home the bronze from the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, said players are given the option of wearing a more modest one-piece uniform but that choice comes with some uncomfortable side-effects, ABC News reported Monday.
“When you dive, the sand goes down the top and collects in the bottom,” she said.
Fabrizio Rossini, press officer for the Federation Internationale de Volleyball, which officially governs Olympic volleyball, said most female beach volleyball players prefer the bikinis.
“It’s a very tough sport,” Rossini said via e-mail. “Only the best athletes in the world can perform at this level, playing more than one hour, running and jumping on a complicated surface like the sand, under strong wind, heavy rain or the hottest conditions. If they didn’t like their uniforms, the FIVB would have received tons of complaints for them, which is not the case.”
(Source- UPI)
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seiern lin on Wed, 11th Nov 2009 4:03 am
The women said themselves why they wore the bikini suit. My friend told me how bad it can get if sand gets down her one-piece during a volleyball match.
It’ll remain in the outfit and start to chafe the skin – even rubbing it raw dring a prolonged match. Much less chance of that happening with a two-piece bikini outfit.
I can understand the practicality behind this. As for the aesthetics. I couldn’t give a damn – if people want to watch just for the female figure, that’s cool as long as I don’t have to hear them braying about it.