| 13 April 2008 | blueseventy convert by George Scoufis I recently competed at Ironman Australia in the new Helix TST. I had been using an old sleveless Stealth wettie and swore I would never use a full length wetsuit again after a couple of bad experiences. I used to get so much fatigue in the shoulders and the first time I used a sleveless wettie it was amazing. I felt my open water swimming wasn't where it should be so I decided to try the new Helix TST a couple of days before IM. It felt awesome!! I very quickly bought it and on race day lined up with a new sense of confidence. At IM Aus 2007 I got smahed and beat up and had the worst swim of my career. Due to some issues with my (now previous squad) I had done half the training I did compared to last year. I probably only went at about 75% perceived rate ... more |
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| 06 April 2008 | by Just wanted to let you know I got the new helix tst and I love it. It fits perfectly and it has been a dream to swim in. Thank you so much, Kristen ... more |
| 08 January 2008 | new blueseventy helix TST 'an honour to wear' by Andrew Mackay - New Zealand athlete The days of breaking in a wet suit are long gone since the revolution of the Blue Seventy Helix. Having the opportunity to wear the new Helix 08 is an honour on its own and I wondered how Blue Seventy could surpass my previous 07 Helix model. Well it did!! In only a few strokes I could feel the difference. Having worn other brands of wet suits I have fatigued from just the resistance of the wet suit in each arm rotation let alone from the swim I am doing, but with Blue Seventy’s Helix with TST it felt as close to swimming without a wet suit as I’ve ever been. I am informed that there is more technology behind this Wet Suit than just TST that add to the ease in which I can swim in this suit such as the larger underarm gusset, 1.5mm thickness in the arms, the ... more |
| 13 October 2007 | blueseventy at 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship by blueseventy firmly grounded themselves as a world leader in the manufacture of triathlon and open water swimming products at this year’s Ford Ironman World Championship in 2007 with their pointzero3 swim skin. blueseventy (70% of the earth is made up of water) went from watching 16 professional athletes wearing the revolutionary pointzero3 swim skin at the 2006 Ford Ironman World Championship, to having 601 participants wearing the pointzero3 in 2007, including age group athletes and professionals alike. One third of this year’s field swam in a blueseventy pointzero3. Designed to be worn during non-wetsuit swims, the pointzero3 swim skin features an incredibly low surface friction co-efficient featuring the exceptional fit and performance characteristics blueseventy have become renowned for. Both 2007 Ford Ironman World Champions, Chris McCormack of Australia and Chrissy Wellington of Great Britain also chose to wear blueseventy as part their race day tactics. Linda Gallo (first woman to exit the water ... more |
| 15 August 2007 | 7. September by Team Witten/Rueckenwind Team Witten/Rueckenwind, Testschwimmen Freibad Annen ... more |
| 01 August 2007 | 11.08.07 by blueseventy europe:: email :: Moersbachman ... more |
| 18 July 2007 | No Longer The "Masked Man" by Written by Lonnie Renda I may have done some triathlons, but by no means am I a swimmer. Like many other age-group triathletes, I do not have the background of having grown up in a pool or swimming laps. Before triathlon, I did not have experience in using goggles, masks or other swim products. So, when it came time to swim, I tried cheaper goggles. The only thing they taught me is my eyes are highly sensitive to chlorine, which is why I avoided the pool when I was younger. Thus, as most triathletes without a swimming background, I ended up with a mask. After all, what could seal better than a mask around your eyes and face? The Basics In comes the Blue Seventy Vision. The goggles retail for about $19.95, about two-thirds the price of a mask. I have the blue lenses which are used for indoor conditions and cloudy, outdoor conditions. ... more |
| 31 July 2006 | REACTION Wetsuits by 220 Magazine blue seventy's entry level suit will keep you buoyant for your first forays into open water while allowing a free and comfortable arm turnover- just what you need when you're starting off in the sport. The thickness of the chest and torso panels extens to the knee to high in the water, the arms are a much thinner 1.5mm to enable a high cadence stroke. The materials in this uit a notably stretchy and designed with durability in mind. blueseventy's femme fit is well designed for women, with an innovative longer zip to make taking the suit off easier ,and a comfortable lower neck. You'll hardly notice this suit is on so you can concentrate on your swimming. ... more |
| 03 July 2006 | HELIX wetsuit by 220 magazine As you'd expect from an established brand (blueseventy is the new name of Ironman Wetsuits) the top of the range Helix is a light fast and comfortable suit, it features a reverse pull zip (fastens top down), that makes getting in a little trickier, if your on your own, but makes offer a lightening T1 split, as it falls off with noo danger of snagging. Alos it won't come undone if someone accidentally manages to catch hold of your zip chord in the chaos of a swim start. in the water, the suit offers fantastic buoyancy, as well as featuring SCI-Fi sounding Nano SCS hydrophobic coating for mimumum resistance. the neck design is very supple and smooth and did not chafe at all during testing. As a topp line wetsuit the Helix is difficult to fault with the standard of finish that you'd expect from a product at this price. Performance 9, Value ... more |
| 27 June 2006 | HELIX Wetsuit by Triathlete Magazine The brand previously known as Ironman now goes by blueseventy (as in the amount of water covering the earth's surface) and redesigns with the new Helix. Where you see blue on this suit is thinner rubber, and were coincidentally areas we loved. The thinner blue rubber lateral to the calf opened the calf mouth just that bit more, allowing for the foot to slip out much easier than in past Ironman suits. But our biggest joy was in the shoulder-back rubber (called Reactive Stretch Technology by Blue Seventy) that created an X-pattern when looked at from behind and looped in front of the chest from the front. This combo was super flexible through the stroke, opening the reach upward with very little restriction, almost a custom fit, making for a strong, effortless swim, and a top-end offering that is light years beyond anything Ironman accomplished in the past. Extra Strokes: BlueSeventy is the ... more |
| 27 June 2006 | blue seventy swim socks by Inside Out Sports I remember the first year I did Ironman Hawaii, a friend of mine took a picture of Dig Me Beach and the rocky sea wall (where the start is held) immediately following the swim start and there were probably two dozen flip flops floating in the blue Pacific water. You see, Dig Me Beach is really quite small, and the surrounding areas were you can stand are quite rocky (sharp lava). Consequently, if you don't want to be floating in the water waiting for the start, you stand on the rocks, and if you don't want to cut your feet before your big day, you wear flip flops and then abandon them. The Blue Seventy Swim Socks addresses basically this need: foot protection prior to and post (open water) swims. Invented and developed by the guys at Blue Seventy, who live in the Pacific Northwest, were open water swim is usually preceded ... more |
| 27 June 2006 | Element Goggle by Shauna Gallegos Just back from the pool and my first swim with the goggles. One word--AWESOME! I love them, they are better than I could have hoped. Here is my breakdown: -The lens shape provides great vision, both in front and peripheral. -The goggles provided a great seal to my face, without having to overtighten the straps. The size of the lens is large enough that it does not compress the eyes, and my eyelashes did not hit the lens--which seems to happen with a lot of other goggles, and is a personal pet peeve of mine! Even with my freakishly small nose bridge, I was able to adjust the goggles in a matter of minutes and have no leaking. --I was able to provide complete watertight seal by just pushing a bit on the nosepiece to seal the gaskets along the bridge of my nose. No pain, no feeling like my face is all ... more |
| 27 June 2006 | ENERGIE wetsuit by 220 Magazine What was once Ironman Wetsuits has now become blue seventy, and while the name may have changed the commitment to performance has not. This is a great fitting suit that has been carefully designed for women. As wetsuits go it?s easy to get on and Adjust. The well shaped bust and torso areas, lower neck line and extra long zipper all combine to make this suit particularly women friendly with a fantastic fit. Different thickness of material make the suit extra flexible and buoyant- it?s thicker through the torso and hips but thinner on the arms- and the thoughtfully designed chest area allows good expansion for freedom of breathing. The zip has dual flaps for a streamlined effect and to prevent water entry, and is extra long (to the hips) to help you in transition. The suit comes in a handy mesh bag for drip drying and carrying and, with seven sizes your ... more |