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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...

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...

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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 to produce...

(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...

(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...

(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...

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...