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- Body Glove
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- Although the South Bay region of Los Angeles is actually considered the home of Body Glove, the long story of the company actually traces back to a farm near Booneville, Missouri-a long way from their eventual home along the Pacific.It was there that founders Bob and Bill Meistrell taught themselves to swim and by age twelve had used their imaginations to rig a makeshift diving bell out of a wooden crate and descend into the depth of the farm pond. This love for the water eventually lured the brothers to Manhattan Beach in the 40s.
Like modern-day Einsteins for the ocean, the twins used their creativity and found a new insulating material called Neoprene and invented the firsst practical wetsuit, opening the cold California waters to year round enjoyment for surfers and divers, including the early giants of surfing liek Greg Noll, Mickey Munoz and many more. The suit "fit like a glove" and the Body Glove was born.
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