A swimwear garment configured to be worn by a wearer having buttocks, the swimwear garment comprising an outer rear layer and a rear compression layer. The outer rear layer defines rear portions of two leg openings and extends upwardly toward a waist of the swimwear garment in a manner configured to at least partially cover the buttocks of the wearer. The rear compression layer is coupled to the outer rear layer along an inside surface of the outer rear layer and defines a bottom periphery and opposing side edges. The rear compression layer extends upwardly from the bottom periphery to at least to the waist of the swimwear garment. Each of the opposing side edges of the rear compression layer are sewn to the outer rear layer. The bottom periphery of compression fabric layer is entirely positioned above the at least rear portions of the leg openings.