1. A swimwear adapted, in use, to cover a wearer's body between the waist and thighs, the swimwear comprising a shell of liquid impermeable material, a permeable inner lining material which lies next to the wearer's skin in use, an antimicrobial agent disposed between the shell of liquid impermeable material and the inner lining material, the swimwear taking the form of a brief having waist and leg openings and the swimwear comprising elongate rectangular strips of an intermediate textile folded along their centreline over edges of the waist and leg openings, the intermediate textile having antimicrobial properties wherein the antimicrobial agent is disposed on a textile material which is knitted.