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Speedo Swimwear Collection

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Speedo is the world's principal competitive swimwear designer and manufacturer. This extensive collection of Speedo swimwear and accessories dates from the 1930s to the present, and includes designs produced for the Australian Olympic team from 1964 to 2000 and the Australian Commonwealth Games team from 1970 to 1994, as well as designs produced for several international teams in the 1960s.

This is complemented by the Speedo archive, which includes Speedo catalogues, posters, photographs, …

92/1605 Swimsuit and tag, womens, wattle, Mexico City Olympics, nylon / paper, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1968
Australian womens team Olympic swimsuit by Speedo, 1968
1968
2008/5/2 Swimwear (2), womens and mens, nylon / lycra, designed and made by Speedo Australia, Australia, before 1991, made for the Australian national swimming team at the World Championships, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1991
Swimwear designed and made by Speedo
1991
85/2909 Swimsuit, 'Speedo', mens shorts, teal green, wool / cotton, made by MacRae Knitting Mills, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, worn by B C Worbeys, Australia, 1938
Mens 'Speedo' swimming trunks
92/1658 Swimsuit, womens, stock racing suit, nylon, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1968,
Womens swimsuit by Speedo, 1968
1968
95/232/1 Photograph, black and white, framed, 'Arne Borg', paper / cardboard / wood / metal, photographed by Sidney Riley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1927
Photos of Arne Borg wearing Speedo racerback costume
1927
A10198 Swimming costume, part of collection, mens, wool / cotton / metal, designed and made by Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, c. 1935
Mens swimming costume by Speedo Australia
c. 1935
87/292 Swimwear collection, womens (2), mens (2), Australiana motifs, nylon / lycra, by Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1986
Men and womens swimwear collection by Speedo Australia Pty Ltd
1986
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'Speedo' mens swimwear garment label
1935-1950
89/322 Advertisement, 'Worship the sun in Speedo', cardboard, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1971
'Speedo' advertisement
1971
2008/5/1 Swimwear (2), womens and mens, nylon / lycra, Speedo Australia, Australia, 1988, for the Australian National Swimming Team at the Seoul Olympic Games, Seoul, South Korea, 1988
Swimwear designed and made by Speedo
1988
92/1661 Swimsuit, 'Aurora', womens, nylon, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1970, as used by Australia in the Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1970
Womens swimsuit by Speedo for the Australian Commonwealth Games team, 1970
1970
89/324 Catalogues (31), mens & womens swimwear, paper / metal, by Speedo, Australia, 1967-1986
Collection of 'Speedo' product catalogues
1967-1986
92/1657 Swimsuit, womens, stripes, nylon, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1968, as used by USA, XIX Olympiad, Mexico City, Mexico, 1968
Womens swimsuit by Speedo for the USA Olympic team, 1968
1968
92/1624 Womens swimsuit, 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, as used by the Australian Team, nylon / lycra, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1988
Seoul Olympic Games Australian Teams womens swimsuit by Speedo Australia
1988
92/1667 Swimsuit, part of collection, mens, nylon / lycra, by Speedo, Australia, worn by Edinburgh Commonwealth Games Australian Team, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986
Mens '1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games' swimsuit by Speedo
1986
92/1677 Towel, cotton, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1980-1991
Cotton towel by Speedo
1980-1991
A9394 Swimsuit, 'Speedo', mens, navy blue one piece, cotton, Speedo Knitting Mills (Holdings) Ltd, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1945
Mens 'Speedo' swimsuit
c 1945
92/1722 Swimsuit, womens, nylon, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia / Great Britain, 1972, as used by Netherlands, XX Olympiad, Munich, West Germany, 1974
Womens swimsuit by Speedo for the Dutch Olympic team, 1972
1972-1974
87/311 Swimwear (3), mens and womens, designed for the XVIII Olympiad, Bri-nylon, Speedo, Australia, 1964
Three Speedo swimsuits
1964
89/325 Swimsuits (5), cotton / nylon, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia 1940-1975
Collection of swimsuits by Speedo
1940-1975
92/1602 Swimsuit and tag, mens, Tokyo Olympics, nylon / paper, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1964
Australian mens team Olympic swimsuit by Speedo, 1964
1964
94/94/6 Swim cap, rubber, Speedo Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1992, as used by Australia in the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona, Spain, 1992
Swimming cap by Speedo for the Australian Olympic team, 1992
89/321 Posters (9), depicting Speedo swimwear, paper, Speedo Knitting Mills, Australia, 1967-1986
Speedo swimwear posters
1967-1986
89/326 Sample books (5), card / textile / paper / plastic / metal, by Speedo, Australia, 1960-1962
Sample books by Speedo
1960-1962