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2011.07 | Aqua Sphere is There as Julie Bradshaw Sets World Butterfly Record
Dr. Julie ‘Madfish’ Bradshaw, MBE, of Great Britain, has achieved a world first - swimming 28.5 miles around Manhattan Island doing butterfly, taking her tally of world records to an amazing 20. Bradshaw finished in a record time of 9 hrs 28 minutes and 37 seconds.

2011.07 | Aqua Sphere Athlete, Faris al Sultan, Claims Victory in the Ironman European Championships
Faris al Sultan was just in a zone - setting a pace that his competitors just couldn't keep up with. Pushing the pack through the swim and bike, Faris made his move in the run and finished an impressive +6 minutes ahead of German, Jan Raphael.

2011.07 | Congratulations to Aqua Sphere Athlete, Heather Wurtele, on Her Win at Ironman Lake Placid
Heather Wurtele owned Ironman Lake Placid. After leading from the first lap of the two lap swim, all the way through the end of the run, winning by over 15 minutes and shattering the course record previously held by Kate Major by over 5 minutes

2011.06 | Aqua Sphere's Amanda Beard Places 2nd in the 200m Breast Stroke at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix
With a time of 2:27.53, Amanda Beard placed second while Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) set a meet record in the women’s 200m breast

2011.06 | Aqua Sphere is Proud to Support the Leonard Cheshire Charity Event "Tri Together"
Tri Together is a short distance triathlon that aims to bring together people from all walks of life and raise funds for Leonard Cheshire Disability.

Tri Together is the perfect triathlon for all abilities. You can compete as part of a team and share out the events, or simply take on all three yourself. So it’s really quite simple, whether you are a seasoned triathlete or this is your first triathlon, whether you want to do one sport or all three, register for Tri Together today.

Taking place at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in South London on Sunday 11 September, participants get the chance to run in the iconic Jubilee Stadium as well as through the leafy surrounds of Crystal Palace Park. With the support of tri247.com and the Crystal Palace Triathlon Club, this event is set to be the next big thing on the triathlon calendar.

2011.06 | Queensland Granny, Penny Palfrey, Sets World Record for Longest Unassisted Ocean Swim
Swollen and exhausted after the epic 108km swim from Cuba to Grand Cayman Island, the 48-year-old grandmother from Queensland, Australia raised her arms in victory. Aqua Sphere is proud of Ms. Palfrey and happy to have been her eye protection of choice.

2011.06 | Aqua Sphere is Proud to Support the Leonard Cheshire Charity Event "Tri Together"
Tri Together is a short distance triathlon that aims to bring together people from all walks of life and raise funds for Leonard Cheshire Disability.

Tri Together is the perfect triathlon for all abilities. You can compete as part of a team and share out the events, or simply take on all three yourself. So it’s really quite simple, whether you are a seasoned triathlete or this is your first triathlon, whether you want to do one sport or all three, register for Tri Together today.

Taking place at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in South London on Sunday 11 September, participants get the chance to run in the iconic Jubilee Stadium as well as through the leafy surrounds of Crystal Palace Park. With the support of tri247.com and the Crystal Palace Triathlon Club, this event is set to be the next big thing on the triathlon calendar.

2011.05 | UK Professional Triathlete, Richard Allen, Raves About the Aqua Sphere Powered Phantom Wetsuit
"I extensively tested the Phantom and it is just insane! So different to any suit I have ever used and so much more advanced

2011.04 | Aqua Sphere Supports RNLI Long Swim Series
Aqua Sphere is delighted to announce an agreement with Votwo Events to become an associate partner of the 2011 RNLI Long Swim Series. The agreement underlines Aqua Sphere's commitment to encourage and support more people to take the plunge and enjoy outdoor swimming. As well as donating all swim caps, Aqua Sphere is generously supplying wet suit and goggle prizes to the individual event winners and its outstanding premium specification Phantom wet suit to the overall male and female series champions.

2011.02 | Ironman's Kevin McKinnon Reviews the new Phantom Wetsuit
With lots of input from former Ironman world champion Faris Al-Sultan and former Ironman 70.3 world champion Terenzo Bozzone, Aqua Sphere has launched an innovative new wetsuit that includes three patent-pending technological features that make this one of the most exciting new wetsuits on the market.