Rosie Brunt’s relationship to the beach changed when she became a teenager. It stopped being a place to chase waves and instead became somewhere to soak up rays. She replaced swimming with lying on the sand, occasionally rolling over to adjust her bikini top for an even tan.
But lately, the 27-year-old from the Blue Mountains says she has wanted to make a splash in the ocean again. In the process she has embraced bikini shorts – a once-maligned style of swimwear that’s growing in popularity among female beachgoers.
