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Buoyancy Shorts - The Premium Option : 5/3mm
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Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts 'Premium' Aerodome Elite 5/3mm - ZONE3 UK
Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts 'Premium' Aerodome Elite 5/3mm - ZONE3 UK
Buoyancy Shorts - The Premium Option : 5/3mm

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Buoyancy Shorts - The Premium Option : 5/3mm

The Buoyancy Shorts were first developed by Zone3 back in 2008. The original invention of this product was made using a 5:3mm thickness smoothskin material but due to their overwhelming popularity, Zone3 have now released a more buoyant and lower drag focused design called 'The Premium Option'.
$139.00
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Buoyancy Shorts - The Premium Option : 5/3mm
Buoyancy Shorts - The Premium Option : 5/3mm
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Buoyancy Shorts - The Premium Option : 5/3mm

The Buoyancy Shorts were first developed by Zone3 back in 2008. The original invention of this product was made using a 5:3mm thickness smoothskin material but due to their overwhelming popularity, Zone3 have now released a more buoyant and lower drag focused design called 'The Premium Option'.

The shorts are made from a combination of 3mm Yamamoto #39 SCS on the front and back panels and 5mm Yamamoto SCS Aerodome on the side panels which offers 30% more buoyancy than standard neoprene.

The #39 SCS material gives a softer, lighter and more flexible fit, whilst the Aerodome aids the athlete with more buoyancy and hip rotation. This is suitable, in particular, for the heavy legged swimmers looking to refine their technique.

The SCS coating ensures minimal drag through the water and the Aerodome material features air bubbles between neoprene layers offering 30% more buoyancy than standard neoprene. The 3mm on the front and back provides the additional buoyancy whilst the 5mm side panels complement this by promoting hip rotation through each stroke. There is also a softer and higher stretch inner lining to improve the comfort. The shorts are stitched and bonded just the same as a triathlon wetsuit.

The Premium Option

Released a more buoyant and lower drag focused design

Offers 30% more buoyancy

Combination of 3mm Yamamoto #39 SCS on the front and back panels & 5mm Yamamoto SCS Aerodome on the side panels

The #39 SCS material

Gives a softer, lighter and more flexible fit

Key Features

  1. Highly buoyant design for heavy legged swimmers.
  2. SCS Nano coating for drag reduction.
  3. Concept has helped 1000’s of swimmers improve their swim technique and speed
  4. New comfort focused waistband
  5. Zone3 are the original inventors of this product in 2008.

Overall rating: 4.754717 / 5 from 53 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts 'Premium' Aerodome Elite 5/3mm offer excellent buoyancy and comfort, with a fit that is true to size. Customers have mixed opinions about the material, with some praising its quality while others have concerns about durability.

Summary topics

  • Buoyancy: 23%
  • Fit: 32%

Review topics: ["fit","material","quality","shorts","buoyancy","water","rating","body","swimming","help"].

Review highlights

  • "Great buoyancy, good quality of the material." — Martin B.
  • "An excellent fit and design." — Mark L.
  • "Tremendous pair of swim shorts - highly recommended to improve your swimming speed and technique." — RJ H.

Reviews

Like them already, improved my

"Like them already, improved my average pace per 100m by 10sec."

— Piotr P. (5/5)

Always had a poor body

"Always had a poor body position in the water with hips generally being too low, creating a lot of drag. I occasionally have used a pull buoy to improve swimming performance. These shorts are a good replacement for the pull buoy but have the added value of being easier to tumble turn and can be used easily for breast stroke. I’m very pleased with them."

— Peter O. (5/5)

Really good

"Really good"

— Amanda D. (5/5)

cumple totalmente las expectativas

"cumple totalmente las expectativas"

— JUAN B. (5/5)

I love these, for a

"I love these, for a 62 yr old w ‘heavy legs’ give me great boyancy and confidence"

— Des C. (5/5)

Neoprene Buoyancy Shorts 'Premium'

"Good fit & true to size. Comfortable. Tried in pool once and the extra buoyancy compared to the Active-Flex Buoyancy Shorts was noticeable. Purchased for open water swimming and will be used once the sea starts to cool down until it gets cold enough to warrant a full wetsuit Reviews 5 out of 5 star rating"

— Gareth L. (5/5)

Good product.

"Waist size very good; legs a little bit to large. Great buoyancy, good quality of the material."

— Martin B. (4/5)

Glide

"An excellent fit and design. These shorts have improved my swimming experience with added buoyancy. Worth the cost for a quality product and, great service!"

— Mark L. (5/5)

Tremendous pair of swim shorts

"Tremendous pair of swim shorts - highly recommended to improve your swimming speed and technique."

— RJ H. (5/5)

These are great but probably

"These are great but probably not the right ones for me to much buoyancy I’ve had the 3/2 in the past and they are less buoyant but enough They are well made and I would recommend for people with heavy legs in the water"

— Stephen C. (4/5)

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