92/1610 Man's swimsuit, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, as worn by the Australian Team, nylon / lycra, Speedo, Australia, 1980

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92/1610 Man's swimsuit, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, as worn by the Australian Team, nylon / lycra, Speedo, Australia, 1980

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Man's swimsuit, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, as worn by the Australian Team, nylon / lycra, Speedo, Australia, 1980

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As worn by the Australian swimming team at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.

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Man's swimsuit, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, as worn by the Australian Team, nylon / lycra, Speedo, Australia, 1980.
Man's racing brief with high cut leg and drawstring waist threaded with white nylon cord. Bottle green nylon / lycra featuring an allover design of yellow and white lightening stripes with 'AUSTRALIA' in white and yellow (inverted). Machine embroidered black and red SPEEDO and boomerang logo applied at the lower right hip.

Made: Speedo Australia Pty Ltd; ; 1980

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Cardboard swing tag attached, printed with boomerang logo and 'SPEEDO'. Also inscribed on tag, in black ink, '1980 / MOSCOW / OLYMPIC GAMES / 'LIGHTENING FLASH / NYLON/LYCRA / RACER / MENS 14/32'. Printed fabric label with boomerang logo and 'SPEEDO / 14 (32) / TO FIT WAIST 80cm / 78% NYLON / 22% ELASTOMERIC / (LYCRA)' and on reverse, 'MADE IN AUSTRALIA'.

Registration number

92/1610

Production date

1980

Width

330 mm

Depth

230 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Gift of Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, 1992

This object belongs to:

Speedo Swimwear Collection

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.

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+ Moscow Olympic Games, 1980
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