Patent ID: 8082595

Claim:
An article of swimwear comprising, in combination: a swimsuit body configured to be stretched over a swimmer's body such that the entire swimsuit body provides a conforming fit on a swimmer's body and having at least one aperture configured to encircle a portion of a swimmer's body when the swimsuit body is worn by a user; and a resilient seal comprising: an interior surface, a first portion of the interior surface secured about the at least one aperture on an exterior of the swimsuit body and a second portion of the interior surface extending beyond the swimsuit body and configured to contact the user's body when the swimsuit body is worn by the user; an exterior surface that is opposed to the interior surface and is completely exposed to an exterior of the swimsuit body; a first edge extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface and being a leading edge of the seal when the user is swimming; and a second edge opposed to the first edge and extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface.