Apex Flex Womens Triathlon Wetsuit V1 - SIZE XS ONLY
There’s an art to getting a triathlon wetsuit on correctly - the main thing is to take your time!
1. Unzip wetsuit and fold in half like a pair of trousers
2. Place a plastic bag/cotton booties over your foot
3. Push your leg through carefully
4. Gather wetsuit leg up and smooth wrinkles using finger tips [not fingernails]
5. Slide the suit up towards the crotch and hip
6-8. Place plastic bag on other foot and repeat process, ensure the wetsuit is positioned high up in crotch and on both hips
9. Place cotton gloves or plastic bag on your hands
10. Slide hand through sleeve - sleeve cuff should sit above wrist bone
11. Carefully gather sleeve and position on shoulder and snugly into armpit
12. Test fit and flexibility - repeat process for the other arm
13. Ensure the inner back flap behind the zip is sitting flat with no ripples
14. You or friend hold the base of the zip and pull the zip lanyard up and close zip flap
15. Stretch and adjust panels and neck seal accordingly
16. Final check for fit and range of motion
Description
Description
The Apex Flex is a full-sleeve women's triathlon wetsuit from Orca's high-end Apex range, built from Yamamoto neoprene and designed around one thing: letting a good swimmer move freely from the catch to the finish of every stroke.
Who it's for
Strong triathletes who already swim with a good body position and want a suit that stays out of the way. Orca designed the Apex Flex for technical swimmers who gain more from flexibility than from buoyancy.
Buoyancy and flexibility
Flexibility is the whole brief here. Each panel is chosen for the job it does in the stroke:
- Shoulders: Yamamoto 44 with a stretchy Infinity Skin 2 lining and Nano Ice SCS outer coating, so your arms reach and recover without fighting the neoprene.
- Arms: 0.88 Free, a material Orca developed with Yamamoto, giving a light squeeze on the arm muscles while the elbow bends freely.
- Torso: Yamamoto 40 with a Power-fit compressive lining, for a close fit that keeps water from flushing through.
- Back: a short, reverse zip, which frees up the back panel to stretch.
- Also on the suit: Core Lateral Stabilizer panels, Hydrolite, the Ultimate Seal Collar, a YKK zip and Orca's women's V FIT pattern.
Orca rates the buoyancy 6 out of 10: the suit adds no extra lift, so it suits swimmers who already hold a good body position.
Getting the size right
This listing is the XS. On Orca's women's triathlon chart, XS suits a chest of 78–83 cm, height of 144–160 cm and weight of 46–54 kg. The top of the suit stretches to fit a range of shapes, while the lower half has thicker panels, so if you sit near a size boundary let your weight guide you over chest and height.
Looking after neoprene
Rinse the Apex Flex with plenty of fresh water after every swim; salt and pool chlorine both wear neoprene down. A little pH-neutral soap is fine if you rinse it out. Dry it outside or somewhere airy, out of direct sun, and never leave it in a hot car. Store it hanging from the middle, or on a hanger wide enough that the shoulders and neck are not stretched, and rinse it in fresh water before transporting it, without crushing or creasing it.
Specifications
Specifications
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