The Swimming Evolution – From Briefs To Jammers
Who were the first swimmers to cross the line from the slower briefs to the faster jammers? Why are these tech suits and jammers faster?
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Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles – Week 9
Sponsored by KAATSU Global and WOWSA Live. Diary of a Double documents the year-long journey of Antonio Argüelles who will attempt a 67 km two-way crossing of the English Channel in September 2021. Throughout this journey, Argüelles describes his pool and open water swimming workouts, preparation, nutrition, dryland training, and coaching for his solo
2015 FINA Approved Swimwear List
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA has begun updating its list of approved swimwear (see here). The new swimwear list goes into effect beginning January 1st 2015 and includes swimsuits, swim caps and goggles. The list of manufacturers includes 361°, A3 Performance, Adidas, Adolph Kiefer, Agon, Akron, Aqua Lung, Aqua Sphere, Aquadeus,
Smart Shopping While Swimming
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,
Body Shaping Swimwear From Speedo Sculpture
Courtesy of Speedo and Speedo Sculpture.
Open Water Swimmers Come In All Shapes And Sizes
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Go to any open water swim around the world and it is easy to see that open water swimmers comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes. So Speedo took that fact, did some homework and addressed the concerns of its female clientele. Speedo recently introduced a range of swimwear designed by women to shape and
Do You Wear Speedos?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Where are my Speedos?" "Are you going to wear Speedos or jammers?" "He is going to do an ice mile only with Speedos on." Speedos are the most well-known swimwear brand and are synonymous with traditional swim briefs around the world. So it is no wonder that Speedo won the Fan Brand of the Year accolade
Swim Briefs Have New Owner In USA
On October 31st Halloween, PVH Corporation agreed to acquire the Warnaco Group. PVH Corp is an American apparel company that owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen and Izod. Warnaco is a New York-based company that designs, markets, and distributes brands including Calvin Klein and Speedo (USA). [Read more...] Copyright © 2012 by Open Water
Speedo Announces Swimwear Faster Than Ever Before
A few years ago, the main issue in the swimming world was the extraordinary number of world records set in the latest technical swimsuits. Issues of buoyance and compression and unfair advantages led the international coaching community to push FINA to outlaw the technical swimsuits. "Swimming in plastic bags" was the term often used as swimmers of all
