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Leading UK triathlon and fitness coaching consultancy www.richardallenfitness.com has chosen Aqua Sphere as its official swim partner. With 14 years experience as a professional triathlete, Richard Allen is the only person to have won nine national championship titles covering every triathlon distance and duathlon.
His career victories include the London Triathlon, the biggest triathlon in the world, the Royal Windsor Triathlon and Half Ironman UK. In the USA he has finished top 5 at all the major classics including Chicago, St Croix and St Anthony's. Richard was proud to be part of the Sydney Olympic Games Squad and the Manchester Commonwealth Games Squad.
For the past two years Richard has been coaching all levels of triathlete to achieve the best results they can. He uses and recommends Aqua Sphere’s Kaiman goggles, which deliver 180-degree wide-angle vision and a comfortable watertight seal, and he proactively uses a range of Aqua Sphere products in his coaching.
“Having recently established a series of ‘Aqua Sphere Triathlon Swim Technique Weekends, I have chosen Aqua Sphere as my official swim partner as the brand provides the very best equipment for all my coaching needs. The fins, kick boards and paddles are all the best quality and my clients love them. I recommend the proven Kaiman goggle for it's snug fit, durability and outstanding quality” he said.
If we examine goggles and masks for triathletes and elite swimmers,Aqua Sphere has long been acknowledged as an authority on aquatic vision. Its Seal mask and Kaiman goggles deliver outstanding wide-angle vision and Aqua Sphere eye protection is a favourite for many triathletes today. The original Seal mask pioneered the industry and its patented, curved lens provides 180-degree peripheral vision without distortion. Other features included its comfortable, leak resistant seal and easy-adjust buckle. The Kaiman goggle is favoured by many triathletes, and also delivers 180- degree wide-angle vision, an easy-adjust buckle and comfortable leak resistant seal. Prices start from only £11.99, representing exceptional value for money too.
Aqua Sphere has recently introduced triathlon wetsuits to its portfolio and the feedback so far has been hugely positive. For triathletes of all levels and abilities, Aqua Sphere wetsuits utilise the latest design innovations to offer outstanding performance and durability. The wetsuits are developed in association with top athletes including Christof Wandratsch (who last year set the world Ironman record of 41 minutes and 26 seconds over 3.8 km swimming wearing Aqua Sphere’s FXP wetsuit) and the outstanding Ironman Hawaii Champion, Faris Al Sultan. These athletes work alongside the company’s designers to develop a range of suits for beginners and professionals, which achieve fit accuracy, elasticity and functionality.
Aqua Sphere’s new 2007 range builds on the brand’s debut wetsuit launch of 2006, which received critical acclaim from triathletes worldwide.
The“Power Zone System” on the lower inner arms provides an inimitable feeling during arm movement and allows a unique “Fast Friction” grip. The “Grip Protection System”allows easy dressing and undressing whilst also protecting the wetsuit. The Aqua Sphere “Well Fit Innovation” (cut & seam duct) provides optimum wearer comfort and ensures each suit can be tailored to meet each individual fit, and the “Silver Fish Scale” collar protects against abrasion at the neck delivering optimum wearer comfort.
At only £115 SRP, the MAKO full-suit has been created for beginners and hobby-athletes,with the aim to create the likely best cost-performance-ratio on the market. It’s a great suit for just over £100.
At around £200 SRP, the FXP Full suit was developed to meet the highest demands with the best costperformance- ratio on the market. The company claims it set a new benchmark in performance during the very first tests and was the suit worn during Christof Wandratsch’s new world record at the Kärnten Ironman Austria last year.
At £270 SRP, the BLUE MARLIN full suit is Aqua Sphere’s top of the range tri wetsuit and has been developed on the basis of test results, suggestions and requests from customers combined with the scientific achievements and desires of top-athletes. It is considered to be an excellent blend of perfect fit design and leadingedge materials and delivers maximum flexibility and ease of movement. This suit is made from 100% Yamamoto SCS nanoskin. In a group test in the April 2007 issue of 220 Triathlon magazine, the magazine wrote: “Aqua Sphere is an increasing force in the world of open-water swimming, and leads the way in outdoor goggles. With their top-end Blue Marlin, they’ve created a good-looking suit at a reasonable price.”
For women, the WXP-II full suit, £200 SRP, is a specially cut and designed wetsuit specifically for women, giving female athletes the highest performance demands.
In addition, triathletes should check out Aqua Sphere’s new performance swimwear,which is chlorine resistant, offers excellent shape retention, is fast drying, durable and a perfect fit. Great for fitness swimmers and triathletes who train regularly in chlorinated pools, prices start at only £12.99 for men’s Apollo briefs and £16.99 for the women’s Roxane two-piece.
For more information regarding Aqua Sphere’s expanding product portfolio which delivers swimming and triathlon solutions for everyone, visit www.aquasphereswim.com
