Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Not only is Kimberley Chambers one of the few people in history to have completed the Oceans Seven, she is also instinctively creative with a twinkle in her eye. The diehard bioprene swimmer has one sponsor, the wetsuit company blueseventy. Other than the deep New Zealand roots of both swimmer and company,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Triathlons and marathon runs do it very well. Either before, but usually after large triathlons or marathon runs, there are large crowded expos of products, services and companies that athletes and fans can enjoy browsing and shopping. Some open water swimming competitions have their own post-race expo,
Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, blueseventy and its innovative swimwear were all the rage. But the changes in FINA rules and in the marketplace, we had not heard much of blue seventy lately. Until recently. Kristin Jones and Laura Val are among blueseventy's ambassadors. Jones is an elite open water swimmer in one of the most unlikeliest of
It is rare that open water swimmers are used to endorse commercial products. While many swimmers have been supported by swimsuit manufacturers (e.g., Maarten van der Weijden for blueseventy and Trent Grimsey for FINIS), Tammy van Wisse (Access Bar) and Keri-Anne Payne (Max Factor) has gone outside the aquatic community. And it is not limited to elite
Pilar Geijo, the 25-year-old marathon swimming star from Argentina, recently signed with blueseventy after being ranked second in the 2009 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix rankings and leading the world rankings this year, joining 9-time world professional marathon swimming champion English Channel record holder Petar Stoychev on the blueseventy
