THE NEW VISION
The new 2024 vision takes our award winning wetsuit and creates something truly amazing. The first ever triathlon performance wetsuit made from 100% biodegradable rubber.
SHOP THE NEW VISIONTHE NEW VISION
The new 2024 vision takes our award winning wetsuit and creates something truly amazing. The first ever performance wetsuit made from 100% biodegradable rubber.
shop the new visionA WORLD FIRST FOR TRIATHLON PERFORMANCE WETSUITS
In a world first for triathlon performance wetsuits, we are proud to introduce you to the NEW Vision Wetsuit. Constructed with biodegradable rubber, for the first time your wetsuit has the ability to biodegrade when it reaches the end of its life supporting you in the water.
Designed to perform
With the use of a B.R.E Body rotation enhancement panel on the front chest to help maximise distance per stroke and body roll during the swim. The new vision will help you shave off those seconds in the water.
Yamomoto BIODEGRADABLE NEOPRENE
Yamomoto's new neoprene is a cutting edge rubber that offers the same quality and performance you know and love from our other Yamamoto neoprene wetsuits. It has one key difference. Once it reaches the end of its life as a wetsuit it can be added to your normal waste, and in landfill the material will biodegrade by 30% in 522 days.
Let's be clear, the suit will ONLY biodegrade once it is disposed of into compostable conditions, and not while it is still in action.
However, if you want to go one step further, we will accept the return of the Vision wetsuit at end of life and we will strip out all recyclable items such as zips and linings for recycling, before sending the neoprene to landfill to biodegrade.
X-10 One piece shoulder panel
A unique design that extends across the chest and shoulders to give even more flexibility and stroke efficiency when in the water.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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What is Terraprene and what does it decompose into?
Terraprene is a synthetic rubber with similar properties to performance neoprene, but is produced from renewable feedstocks and is 100% biodegradable rubber. It uses limestone rock (calcium carbonate) as the key ingredient to replace the main petrochemical inputs to make polychoroprene (neoprene). In landfill conditions, it breaks down into methane and biomass, like other organic materials in landfill. There’s no micro-plastics to worry about.
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How do traditional neoprene wetsuits degrade?
Traditional neoprene is a synthetic rubber, made from petrochemicals, with great performance in wetsuits. However, it is highly resistant to a broad range of environmental conditions, but it is non-biodegradable and will last 100+ years in landfill, stiffening and then breaking down chemically into smaller particles over long periods of time.
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Under what conditions does the Terraprene material biodegrade,
and how long does it take?Correct heat, moisture and pressure found in landfill conditions, as tested to ASTM 5511 Standard. The ASTM 5511 assessment determines the rate and degree of anaerobic biodegradation of plastic materials in high-solids anaerobic conditions – a lab-proxy for best-case conditions found i