History
The company was founded in Auckland in 1993 by Scott Unsworth, a former New Zealand age group triathlon champion. He decided to start manufacturing wetsuits after discovering that traditional wetsuits were not suitable for swimming. Originally in 1992 Scott founded a company called Performance Speedsuits Ltd also in Auckland with these new speed suits gaining much popularity. This would lead on to make the company that it is today. In 2008 the company agreed a global distribution deal with Spanish cycling giant Orbea.
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