Michael Phelps launches compression swimsuit brand
10/02/2015
He teamed up with Italy-based swimsuit maker Aqua Sphere to launch MP, which also includes swim goggles and a snorkel, at ISPO.
Todd Mitchell, a manager at Aqua Sphere, explained: “Michael and his coach, Bob, challenged Aqua Sphere to develop a racing suit that distinguishes itself from the other technologies available in the marketplace with particular attention to finding a way to increase the level of flexibility and range of motion to help improve performance. Our team of designers and engineers used Aqua Sphere’s proprietary technologies to develop a ground-breaking dual fabric technology, Exo-Core, that is an innovative design combination of stability and flexibility fabrics, which serves as the signature feature of the Xpresso.”
The MP Xpresso combines Aqua Sphere’s Exo-Foil and Aqua-Core fabrics, providing compression, as well as panels designed to reduce energy dissipation through compressive while allowing for increased circulation throughout the leg and femoral artery.
Mr Phelps added: “I believe we have created a racing suit that provides the correct level of compression in the right areas combined with flexibility that is noticeably significant in and out of the water.”
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