June , 2008

triAthlone Partners with Aqua Sphere
Ireland's biggest triathlon event chooses Aqua Sphere to be official swim partner

UK - Continuing its pledge to support the growth of triathlon across Europe, Aqua Sphere has become the official swim equipment partner to Waterways Ireland triAthlone, Ireland’s biggest triathlon. Held in Athlone in and around the beautiful River Shannon in the heart of Ireland, the race has come a long way in just three years and joins the ITU European Triathlon Cup for the first time on July 12th 2008. This will see Ireland host an ITU event for the first time.  Furthermore, underlining the event’s impressive prominence, the European Triathlon Championships will be held for the first time in Ireland in Athlone in 2010 with an anticipated 4,000 competitors creating the largest ever triathlon in the country. The race organisers have an ultimate goal to bring the World Triathlon Championships to Athlone around 2015 and place triAthlone at the centre of at the centre of the European sporting community. Aqua Sphere are supplying triAthlone with swim caps as well as prizes and goodie bags and look forward to a supporting the event for the next three years and beyond.

"We are delighted to have a world-leading triathlon brand such as Aqua Sphere on board as our official swim partner. We're looking forward to working together towards 2010 and  further!" said Waterways Ireland triAthlone Chairman Liam Heavin.

The Aqua Sphere brand carries integrity amongst the tri community because of the quality and innovation of its wide-angle goggles and masks and more recently its new triathlon wetsuit range for novices and elite athletes.  Aqua Sphere’s revolutionary wide angle Kaiman and Vista goggles and Seal masks deliver an amazing 180 degree vision and a superb anti-leak fit and are used by some of the leading triathletes and elite swimmers in the world. With innovation at its heart, Aqua Sphere’s UK year-on-year sales growth makes it the fastest growing brand in UK water. Products are available from leading tri and swim retailers.

For further information on triAthlone please visit www.triathlone.com.