Swimsuits are really quite a young invention. In ancient Rome and Greece, swimming activities were commonly done in the nude. And this continued for quite some time at least for men. Women began clothing themselves in the United Kingdom as early as the mid 17th century but it wasn't until the mid 19th century that swimming in the nude for both sexes were banned in the UK. Today, there are a myriad of choices when it comes to women's swimwear. They range from the extremely revealing thong bikinis to the more modest one piece swimsuits. We will be looking at two of the most popular forms of women's swimsuits today.