Category: Equipment
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SAMS Elude and Diverter wetsuits are shark deterrents, chick magnets
(Or as my alternative cheesy title said: “SAMS Elude and Diverter wetsuits make the sharks say “Meh”, the dudes say “Yeah!” :-) Read The Guardian and POPSCI Scientists from the University of Western Australia, with designers Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS), have unveiled two new wetsuits that they say could save lives in the water.…
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We’ve Tested the Waters – Training Bikinis for Athletes by Lo Swim
See this Kickstarter fundraiser. It looks very interesting, but supporters please move fast to help them launch this product, as their deadline is running out in 4 days. Lo Swim was launched in 2009 by Sheeva VanGemeren and Annie Babicz with the Signature Training Bikini. As former college swimmers, (UC Davis and Cal, respectively) we…
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Swim Daily, Antarctica SI Swimsuit 2013 Behind The Scenes
It is not so easy being a hot model as it looks
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Behind the scenes with Francesca Halsall
“Watch exclusive backstage footage taken from ‘World Silver 50m Freestyle Medalist’ Francesca Halsall’s recent photoshoot with us in Tenerife.”
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Instabeat Collaboration with Athletes Without Limits
“Instabeat is happy to collaborate with Athletes Without Limits to change the way their athletes swim. Athletes Without Limits is a DC based non-profit that works with swimmers with intellectual disabilities to help them train for national and international competitions. One of the challenges their coaches face is being able to communicate the training parameters…
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Behold Flo, an awesome water-fueled exercise product of the 90ies
BuzzFeed calls it ‘hilarious’. I find any kind of exercise product interesting and relevant that works by adding water. And then I laugh :-)
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Arena withdraws 3 Powerskin models after FINA discovers compliance issue
Read for instance SwimmingWorld and see Arena’s press release In February 2013, FINA, the international governing body for all aquatic sports, requested compliance information regarding one of the Arena POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro racing suits (woman full body open back – FINA approval code AR220993), purchased during routine testing. Arena launched a quality control investigation, that suggested…
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The Instabeat swim HUD raises $11K in 5 days
Stuff is happening for Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika and her team of engineers – Since launching their Indigogo fundraising campaign last week to help get the Instabeat swimming monitor to market, they have now raised $11,145 dollars of the $35,000 goal, with 57 days left. Wamda asks if this is ‘The Arab World’s Hottest Hardware…