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ALL FOR THE SWIM: Katie Kelly

ALL FOR THE SWIM: Katie Kelly

Australian Katie Kelly took home the gold medal at the 2017 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam last week. The blueseventy supported athlete competes in the PTVI class which is reversed for athletes with total or partial visual impairment. A guide from the same nationality and gender is mandatory throughout the race and they must ride a tandem during the bike segment. In Rotterdam paratriathletes competed in a sprint-distance race of a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run. The victory kept Katie’s impressive winning streak in tact: She first won the world title in Chicago in 2015, followed by...

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ALL FOR THE SWIM: Renée Tomlin 

ALL FOR THE SWIM: Renée Tomlin 

You’re forgiven if Renée Tomlin is not the first name you think of when it comes to American women racing at the highest level of triathlon, but you would be foolish to ignore it. Fresh off successfully defending her title at the 2017 ITU Tiszaujvaros World Cup with a blistering final finishing kick, Renée is still a relatively newcomer to the sport. She jumped from unranked in 2014 to becoming a USA Triathlon National Team member in less than a year. She took home her first major win at the 2015 Chengdu ITU World Cup and with it, firmly establishing...

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Top Swim Sets of ITU Fish Jess Learmonth

Top Swim Sets of ITU Fish Jess Learmonth

Great Britain’s Jessica Learmonth is one of the top ITU swimmers in the world. She’s always in the front pack, and often emerges first out of the water, including at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Cozumel last fall. She recently landed on her first career ITU World Cup podium in Cape Town last month. We reached out to Jess to hear about some of her favorite swim sets. She is a former national level swimmer, covering 60,000+ meters per week. Now, turning her focus to triathlon, she only spends around five hours a week in the water. Maximizing her time in...

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World Champion Mary Beth Ellis

World Champion Mary Beth Ellis

We're very happy to announce a partnership with multiple IRONMAN champion Mary Beth Ellis.  Donning a new Helix wetsuit, Mary Beth won IRONMAN Maastricht-Limburg in the Netherlands last month.  “Clearly we are off to a terrific start with Mary Beth,” said sponsorship manager Ryan Vanderloop.  “She has overcome challenge after challenge in her athletic career, yet nothing seems to stop her and she always comes back with a smile and a commitment to win.  We admire her tenacity.” Mary Beth or “MB” as she affectionately likes to be referred to as, had glowing reviews for the blueseventy product range. "I've swam...

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