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Directory for Wet Suits:
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Wetsuits were invented in 1951 when Hugh Bradner, then working for the U.S. Navy, had an idea of creating a suit that would use the water around a body to insulate it. Bradner had a colleague who suggested that neoprene – a kind of fabric made of synthetic rubber – could be a suitable material. Bradner was not interested in making a profit and did not pa[...]