United States players on the bench react in the Women's Water Polo semifinal match between Australia and the United States at the Water Polo Arena , Aug. 7, 2012.
The US women’s water polo team won a gold medal, beating out Spain, and as you may have seen through NBC’s underwater cameras, the game—with underwater thrashing, players tearing at competitor’s suits– can be a rough one. So rough, in fact, that the underwater angles made for some accidental R-rated viewing after a few female players’ suits were tugged too sharply by opponents. In general, specially-designed water polo suits are supposed to minimize the chances of that happening. With a half zip in the back to make the suit fit closer to the body, the US team uses Turbo suits ($65) that are made of a thicker, denser material that has less stretch than regular suits.