performance freediving

 performance freediving

freediving wetsuits
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freediving wet suits
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white Superskin competitor wetsuit for freediving from Alpha.
The suit is made of high quality Heiwa / Yamomoto-45 neoprene.
Open-cell inside for maximum warmth / white Superskin outside for maximum streamlined efficiency.
Elastic, soft and durable. Great for recreational and competitive freediving.
Alpha  guarantees unmatched comfort.
Made up of 2 parts; high waist pants and a hooded jacket.

freediving wetsuits Smoothskin vs Lining

freediving wetsuits Smoothskin vs Lining

The other fator in wetsuit design is the application to a layer of nylon/lycra fabric to the surface of the neoprene. Neoprene rubber is a fairly soft material, and attaching fabric dramatically increases the durability of the suit. Manufacturers usually refer to neoprene with fabric bonded to the surface as "lined," "nylon lined," "jersey lined," or they invent fancy names like "superstretch lined." Neoprene sheeting with with a smooth, bare rubber surface is usually referred to as "smoothskin" althoug a few manufacturers erroneously refer to smoothskin surfaces as "open cell" which is wrong because open cell refers to foam rubbers that have bubbles that connect with each other, creating what is also known as a sponge rubber. There is a true open cell rubber surface used in spearfishing suits that we will describe later, though, but it's important not to confude open cell foam rubber with the smooth rubber protective coating on the surface of closed cell foam rubber.

Most scuba divers get nylon-lined neoprene because they feel that the stress of straps, weight belts, sliding over the edge of boat gunwhales, etc. will abrade smoothskin neoprene too easily and the suit won't last very long. I'm not aware of any company making smoothskin suits out of high density neoprene for scuba diving nowadays, although maybe they exist.

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wetsuit for freediving & spearfishing from Alpha

 wetsuit for freediving & spearfishing from Alpha

Black Smoothskin wetsuit for freediving & spearfishing from Alpha. Made of high quality yamamoto neoprene.

Open-cell inside for maximum warmth / Smoothskin outside for maximum silence and streamlined effect. Elastic, soft and durable. Great for spearfishing and freediving.

Alpha unique anatomic design guarantees unmatched comfort. Made up of 2 parts; high waist pants and a hooded jacket.

 Overall the freediving course is great fun and teaches you so many new skills from relaxation, breathing techniques and yoga to the diving itself. For anybody considering it, we would highly recommend – he is the calmest man ever and you always feel like you’re in safe hands, even 10 metres underwater!

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http://www.onex-diving.com/freediving.html
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The importance of a wetsuit in freediving

The importance of a wetsuit in freediving

The question that comes up time after time, concerns which piece of equipment to buy first, and there seems to be a lot of confused thinking about this. The usual solution is the fins.
My answer is invariably the same – the suit. When I was told this, it took me a very long time to accept it. At first appearance there seem to be two possible answers, one for freedivers and one for spear fishermen. But although the answer is very clear for freedivers, actually they eventually come to the same point.
My biggest lesson came teaching potentially elite freedivers in Mexico. One thing has to be clear, if you want to make a living teaching elite freedivers you better have another job as well!!
Elite freedivers, with few exceptions, have a burning passion and no money.
I had two students with great potential and of course no money. At first they had borrowed suits, always borrowed suits are far too big, probably from a large and not particularly slim person. Our athletes
being slender and fit looked like a stick of spaghetti in a bean bag. After only half an hour in the water and two dives each, they were an interesting shade of blue and shaking like leaves in a high wind.
 http://www.alphawetsuits.com/it/
http://www.alphawetsuits.com/it/48-freediving
http://www.alphawetsuits.it/
http://www.alphawetsuits.it/apnea/
http://www.onex-diving.com/
http://www.onex-diving.com/freediving.html