So has your DVR received a workout rewinding moments in women's beach volleyball? Especially, the repeated NBC replays (YouTube) of the American women celebrating their gold last Olympics. Maybe it's just my husband who does that.
King Kaufman at Salon wondered why the women wear bikinis and the men wear shirts. I came across a genius
Basically, the short answer can be found on not-as-gratuitous picture on page 6. Beach volleyball Olympian Holly McPeak explains that though men typically train wearing board shorts and no shirt, for competition,
"[T]he governing international body for the sport prefers a cleaner look with their country, names, and numbers on their shirt."
