Julie Derron, one of the stars of Swiss triathlon, is blogging about her experiences in Yuxi as she prepares for the 2024 season. At the beginning of January I packed my bags and made a big trip to China where I would spend the next 3+ months training for triathlon. Why China you might ask? […]
Sportmax has teamed up with swimming brand Akron to supply club equipment. Polos and t’shirts, hoodies, trainings, shorts, parkas, but also bags, swimming caps, ponchos, towels and other supplies are now available. Akron is an Italian swimming brand developed by Olympic swimmers, including double Olympic champion Domenico Fioravanti. The brand has made a name for […]
Take advantage of our Christmas promotion until December 31st. With code CHRISTMAS23, you’ll get 20% off our entire triathlon range. Offer limited to our available stock and online sales. Offer does not apply to other product categories.
Akron has almost 20 years’ experience in competitive and leisure swimwear. The brand, led by double Olympic champion Domenico Fioravanti (100m and 200m breaststroke), has enjoyed huge success in Italy in recent years, thanks in particular to its perfectly-fitted, top-quality competition suits at affordable prices. But also for its vibrant colours, which are often combined […]
(c) Max Studer With an eighth-place finish in the Paris pre-Olympic triathlon, Julie Derron has confirmed her participation in the 2024 Olympic Games. A remarkable performance for the Zurich triathlete, who is already the 2021 European champion in Valencia and has been swimming with an Orca wetsuit since the start of the year. Despite her […]
(c) Image : Swisstriathlon Recent bronze medalist at the Europeans in Madrid, ninth in the World Championship Triathlon Serie in Sunderland in July and this year’s revelation, Cathia Schaer, who is swimming with an Orca wetsuit (as a junior, she also bought her first wetsuit in our shop in Lausanne), kindly agreed to answer a […]
(c) Swiss Triathlon At the European Championships in Madrid, Team Athlet’s Cathia Schär and Adrien Briffod of Vaud each took third place in the Olympic distance. Catia, who has been swimming with an Orca since this year, finished third, 18 seconds behind Luxembourg’s Jeanne Lehair, after leading until the end of the bike course. Adrien, […]
What could be better than slipping into a Swiss lake or river, surrounded by mountains or vineyards, and enjoying a calm, silent swim, alone in the immensity of nature? Seeking and finding that feeling of fulfilment at the end of a working day, feeling the water caress your skin… It’s possible now, even if the […]
Orca Switzerland organizes this spring, in collaboration with Swisstriathlon and Orcas’ partners, many tests of Orca wetsuits throughout Switzerland. Participation is open to all openwater swimmers or triathletes.How to register ? Where to test the Orca wetsuits (The calendar is provisional: it may vary depending on the weather conditions). Date Where Registration Remarks 29.4.2023 Lausanne, […]
We have now received the essential Orca and Speedo products for the 2023 season Speedo : new swimsuits, competition goggles with new colors and various accessories in stock in our stores in Lausanne and Nyon. Orca : neoprene wetsuits are available again. If the models don’t change, we now have enough stock, contrary to last […]
