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Perfect for all kinds of training, competition, water aerobics and fitness swimming, this long-lasting one-piece suit offers the comfort and fit you've been looking for.

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Style, comfort and affordability all in one suit! Side splicing provides a slimming effect and white piping reinforces areas and adds aesthetics.

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Camouflage is always in style. This chic and stylish print is sure to turn heads in the pool. The stealth swirls of green and brown compliment the traditional one-piece style...

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.Step off the street and splash into the pool without missing a beat of your stylish integrity! One of our most popular suits, the hip modern style of the Urban Dandelion incorporates the wonderfully contrasting color combination of brown and teal..

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Sporti Solid Piped Thin Strap Swimsuit

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Add a dash of pizzazz to your swimming style with this colorfully piped thin strap suit design from Sporti. Perfect for all kinds of training, competition, water aerobics and fitness swimming.

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Speedo Optik Splice Splashback

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Make a splash at your local pool as you rip through a rigorous session in this stylish and long-lasting suit from Speedo.

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ClubSwim Sapphire Pond

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This retro, yet classic print is bound to catch some eyes at all of your practices. The cute, fun print is a ClubSwim original.

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Waterpro Paintball

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Go ahead and blend in with this comfortable and vibrant practice suit from Waterpro.

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Men's Swimwear


Speedo Fastskin FS II Jammer

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Fastskin® FSII is the most advanced and lowest drag racing swimwear in the world to date! The Fastskin® fabric mimics the rough shark denticles to reduce drag in key areas of the body.

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Rip Curl Guys' Classic
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Don't be left in the cold. Rip Curl's Classic Spring suit is better than ever.

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IST Neoprene Surf Pants

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• New 2mm fine stitched water sport pants
• Smooth skin inside for more comfort

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Zoot Men's TriFit Racesuit

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A muscle-stabilizing compression fit, a TriCycle Fleece race pad, and a host of comfort-enhancing details combine to make this an endurance racing suit that really goes the distance.

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Desoto T1 Black Pearl Bibjohn

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This new high-end wetsuit features sleek graphics and stronger seams:
• 3mm bib straps • Super Composite Skin rubber ensures warmth, flexibility, and buoyancy • Chlorine resistant

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Quiksilver Guys' Syncro
2mm S/S Spring Wetsuit

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This Quiksilver Syncro wetsuit's stretch material feels like it's just you and the sea on those great spring surfs.

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Pearl Izumi Men's P.R.O. Tri Speed Suit

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Cut through the crowd with Pearl Izumi's new In-R-Cool™ fabric's aerodynamic technology. Providing optimal cooling and reflective UV protection...

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Pearl Izumi Men's Elite Speed Suit

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No matter how far you have to go the ELITE Speed Suit's compression fabric will get you there in comfort and style. Features include convenient mesh panels that pull moisture away from the body, and advanced compression that reduces muscle fatigue. 

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Shelley Taylor-Smith
Shelley Taylor-Smith
 
7-time World Marathon Champion

Shelley Taylor-Smith's
first major achievement was breaking the world four-mile record in 1983.  Then, she won the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim five times, first breaking the world record in 1995 and setting the current world record in 5 hours, 45 minutes and 25 seconds. She also won the Australian Championships three times, and 7 consecutive world professional marathon swimming championships. [More...]

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Alex Meyer
Alex Meyer
 
2010 World 25K Champion
Alex Meyer from Harvard University faced massive disappointment when he was disqualified at the last turn at the 2009 world championships.  Coming into the last turn at the 2010 world championships in Canada, Alex made sure to avoid déjà vu as he went stroke-for-stroke with the 2-time world champion Valerio Cleri.  In a race for the ages that came down to two men giving it their all, Alex zigzagged his way to [More...]

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Video Duration: 0:45:16 (45 minutes and 16 seconds)

Christine Jennings
Christine Jennings
 
World Cup Gold Medalist & Top Pro
Christine Jennings who has burst upon the highest echelon of the elite open water swimming world, won the extremely competitive RCP Tiburon Mile in a close race over Olympians Melissa Gorman and Chloe Sutton.The 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships culminated in an entertaining race - 10,000 meters of shoulder-to-shoulder swimming in the women's marathon in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California. Simply put, Christine Jennings is on her way to [More...]

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Emily Brunemann and Chip Peterson
Emily Brunemann and Chip Peterson
 
World 10K Champion
Chip Peterson:  At the 2005 World Championships, Chip won gold in the 10K event and a silver medal behind Germany's Thomas Lurz in the 5K event. Chip was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year  [More...]

Emily Brunemann: at Michigan... NCAA Champion in 1,650-yard Freestyle (2008) ... two-time USA Swimming National Team member who trains daily with Chip, both training hard with dreams of Olympic glory [More...]

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Video Duration: 0:37:51 (37 minutes and 51 seconds)

Penny Palfrey
Penny Palfrey
 
Fearless Adventurer
Penny Palfrey is one of swimming’s greatest aquatic adventurers. She has done numerous unprecedented swims in cold water as well as warm water, starting down two Great White Sharks along the way.  Prepare to be enthralled by her descriptions of her incredibly dangerous swims when she faced humungous ocean swells in Hawaii and sharks in the Pacific as well as her races around Manhattan Island.  Learn about how she trains and overcomes obstacles [More...]

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Video Duration: 0:59:50 (59 minutes and 50 seconds)

Trent Grimsey
Trent Grimsey
 
World Silver Medalist & Top Pro
Trent Grimsey
is currently Australia's highest ranked male open water swimmer on the FINA pro circuit. Since making the switch from pool to the open water in 2008 after just missing out on Australia's 2008 Olympic Team in the 1500 freestyle, "Trento" has shown he can mix it with the best in the world, from 5K to 25K.

In his relatively short open water career there is not much Trent hasn't achieved. [More...]

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Video Duration: 0:45:42 (45 minutes and 52 seconds)


  

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