When did the first modern-day swimming suits and swim trunks come out?

Question

I have seen pictures of boys wearing swimming trunks way back in 1935, which seems like ages ago to me. Hey, I wasn't born until about 1995 or so, and I'll bet my father James (who looks about 40 years older) isn't as old as that! Are swim trunks really almost 50-100 or so years old? I wonder about that.

Answer 1

1920