This Day Tonight: Male Swimwear (1977) @ABCLibrarySales

This Day Tonight: Male Swimwear (1977) @ABCLibrarySales

Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

The summer of 1977 saw the appearance of the briefest male swimwear to date, and this story from ABC Australia's current affairs show 'This Day Tonight' reveals a moment in time when male swimwear left little to the imagination.

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This Day Tonight: Male Swimwear (1977)