1. Board shorts Capri bottom pants are a type of swimwear and casual wear in the form of relatively long approximately knee length loose or tight fitting shorts that are designed to be quick drying and are generally made from strong and smooth polyester spandex or nylon spandex material.

2. Originally known as surf trunks, later as swim shorts, compression shorts, rash guard bottoms pants that board shorts are a style of more recently, women's summer wear. The name board shorts is based on their use in aquatic sports that use a board, such as surfing at Hawaiian.

3. Board shorts are especially popular in any where beach, clear water, salt water at North America and spread beyond surfing especially as the skater punk fashion trend got underway.

4. They are also typically worn in women's beach volleyball as well as extreme summer temperatures for several water sports including surfing, canoe polo, water survival training, scuba diving, snorkeling, free diving, wake boarding, body surfing, body boarding, wind surfing, kite surfing, kayaking, stand up paddle surfing, beach taekwondo, or swimming.

5. They are less popular in other parts of the world, where other suit styles are preferred.