This month Adidas swim has launched what it calls its most advanced development of their adizero suit line, with the launch of adizero XVIII. We were fans of the previous iteration when we tested it, but Adidas say the new suits incorporate feedback from top athletes including Ben Proud, Britain's 50m Butterfly World Champion, … Continue Reading→
It’s possible to spend upwards of £300 on a suit for racing in if you want to get the very latest in technology. But do you need to? Certainly if you want to be at the bleeding edge then yes you do, but for most swimmers, that’s not essential. So what happens if you come down the price range? I tested two suits from the budget end of the market to answer that exact question.
The bullet cap, the evolution of the humble swimming cap into a piece of performance equipment. A device that aims to remove the lumps and bumps of latex and conventional silicon and make the top of your head the most streamlined it could possibly be. Or at least that’s the theory – I tested out three leading models to try out the practice.
Back at the beginning of the supersuit era Adidas were there front and centre. Ian Thorpe’s black all in one was one of the most iconic sights in the pool for several years, but as time wore on, despite the next generation of jet concept suits as worn by Olympic champion Jodie Henry, and a … Continue Reading→
They might not be a name that leaps immediately to mind when it comes to goggles but Swans have been making eye protection of various sorts since 1911 and the Japanese brand was the first to introduce the prescription and polarised lenses into swimming goggles. That gives them a pedigree and an expectation of quality … Continue Reading→
