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Orca's Athlex Flex wetsuit offers medium buoyancy with high elasticity! An ideal wetsuit for those familiar with the openwater.
Orca's Athlex Flex wetsuit offers medium buoyancy with high elasticity! An ideal wetsuit for those familiar with the openwater.
Orca

Orca Women's Athlex Flex Triathlon Wetsuit

€313.65 €369.00 15% off
Pre-Order

With Pre-Order, you can purchase the latest items added to our store in advance of them arriving with us.

Your Pre-Order is prioritised (at no additional charge); meaning that as soon as the product arrives with us, we can wrap it straight back up; ready for collection via Click & Collect or despatch to you — it often never even hits the stock room shelves!

Pre-Launch

With Pre-Launch, the date when we expect to receive the product ourselves is still a little too hazy to be confident in accepting Pre-Orders.

So, instead, you can submit your email address against the item you are interested in and we will email you as soon as stock arrives on the system.

Estimated Delivery & Collection Dates

Estimated Delivery & Collection Dates are given on Pre-Order and Pre-Launch products. They are for indication purposes only and can change at any time without notice.

The dates we provide are based on indications given by our suppliers. Whenever we get updated information from our suppliers we will endeavour to update the Estimated Delivery & Collection Dates provided on product pages.

We estimate this will be ready for despatch to you or collection via Click & Collect on Undetermined

Hassle free returns

Your rights to return goods are protected under the EU Distance Selling Directive.

You are entitled to cancel your order and return the goods within 30 working days for a refund less the cost to us of shipping the goods to you initially. Your refund will be paid within 15 days. You are responsible for the cost and risk of loss or damage when returning the goods, so you should take out enough postal insurance to cover their value. This cancellation policy does not affect your rights when we are at fault - for example, if goods are faulty or if we have sent you an incorrect item.

Any goods returned must be in the same perfect condition as when purchased (including their packaging). Some items cannot be accepted for return due to safety or hygiene reasons - Cycle Helmets and sunglasses are included in this category.

If we send out an order and it is returned due to non-delivery for any reason, we will refund the item but not the shipping amount paid for the order. This includes 3rd party or P.O. Box delivery addresses. Should the order be refused by the company it is considered the equivalent of the customer rejecting it themselves.

All returns should be sent to this address (and can be returned by hand if you are local) with a note requesting whether you wish for a refund or exchange:

The Edge Sports Internet Returns
37-38 Kinsale Road Commercial Centre, Kinsale Road, Cork T12 P8KF

If you are returning from outside of the EU, and if we have to pay any charges to receive the item that is returned, you agree that this will be deductable from your refund. We recommend that you state the thing is a "Product Return" so that no customs charges should be levied before arrival at the shop. You are fully responsible for any return you send to us until we receive it. Please use a tracked delivery method for your own peace of mind.

If you are returning to us in Republic of Ireland, we have partnered up with An Post to make returns easier. You can create a return on this page and use it to create a label / drop off to an An Post collection area (subsidised cost of €7) or have a parcel collected from your home (€8.50):
https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Click-and-Post/Returns.

These terms apply to your order. We may change our terms and conditions at any time, so please do not assume that the same terms will apply in the future.

None of these terms affects your legal rights and these are not diminished in any way. Suppose any term is held to be invalid under any applicable statute or rule of law. In that case, that term is automatically omitted from the terms to the minimum extent necessary to comply with the law and without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remainder.

The business is based in the Republic of Ireland and the currency is Euro. We can process directly in Euro only. If you have paid with a bank card based in another currency, you may be subject to transaction fees and exchange rates that are outside of our control. If you then need a refund, we will refund the amount required, but due to currency fluctuations and bank fees, you may not see the exact amount returned to your bank account.

If you cancel an order while it is in transit to you, you will be charged a minimum of €7.50 to cover the cost of the return shipping (this is for orders in Ireland). The cost will be higher outside of Ireland. We promise that we will only charge you the actual cost to us, there will be no further surcharge. This cost will be deducted from any refund due for the item(s) returned.

Warranty Returns Policy
Please either call the shop or email [email protected] with details of your purchase as follows:

  • Date and Time of Purchase and copy of proof of purchase.
  • Product purchase information and problem description
  • Photograph of the product and the issue (if there is a problem that could be shown by the photo such as a stitching issue).

If you are emailing, we will contact you to find out more information about the issue before you send the goods back to us. You will need to pay return postage to us, we will pay the postage of the replaced/repaired item back to you.


All returns to The Edge Sports either by post or to our shop MUST be in a clean condition or for Health and Safety reasons the returns manager will not be able to accept them.

Orca Women's Athlex Flex Triathlon Wetsuit

Brand:Orca

Code:MN554

The new Orca Women's Athlex FLEX Wetsuit offers a combination of high elasticity and medium buoyancy, for swimmers who are able to maintain a good position in the water without added buoyancy. The thin materials in the upper body and those of medium thickness in the legs result in a wetsuit that provides maximum freedom of movement.

Orca’s Athlex FLEX wetsuit is aimed at anyone with a strong swimming background and already have a reasonably solid swimming technique, making these a good choice if you’re an experienced pool swimmer moving to open water for the first time. The suit is designed to maintain your natural body position while the 1.5mm neoprene on the arms causes minimal interference to your normal swimming stroke. The Athlex FLEX is recommend to female swimmers who often find that many swimming suits with more buoyancy around the hips and legs lift their legs/feet too high in the water.

The Athlex FLEX is the ideal open water swimming wetsuit if you consider yourself a regular swimmer or possibly had a swimming background and are looking for a swimming wetsuit to provide you with maximum flexibility, a second skin, that let's you continue swimming without having to change your technique.  You've probably determined that you have good overall technique and generally maintain a good hydrodynamic, body position and so require less buoyancy and some thermal protection. For a 'natural' swimmer the Orca Athlex FLEX Open Water Swimming & Triathlon Wetsuit should encompass all your requirements.

39+: The increased flexibility of Yamamoto 39 neoprene, combined with the high elasticity of Infinity Skin 2 lining, provides open water swimmers with maximum freedom of movement. Thanks to this combination, 35% less force is required in fast movements than in conventional neoprene. For slow movements and wider strokes, 45% less force is required than in conventional neoprene. SCS coating also helps reduce friction and water resistance, improving hydrodynamics and increasing speed.

39 FS: Elasticity, maximum flexibility and total freedom of movement are brought together thanks to the combination of Yamamoto 39 neoprene, Infinity Skin 2 lining and smooth skin surface finish. With this combination, the open water swimmer will use 35% less force in fast movements and short strokes, while slower and wider movements will require 45% less force than any other conventional neoprene.

38+: Yamamoto 38 provides more compression for a better fitting wetsuit, for greater comfort when swimming in open water. For greater hydrodynamics, SCS coating is used which reduces water resistance, increasing speed.

Orca's Athlex FLEX is ideal for swimmers wanting more than an entry-level wetsuit, with reduced buoyancy and plenty of flexibility. Aimed at the more Natural Swimmer  with some swimming experience, offering great hydrodynamics, superb flexibility and some thermal protection, without adjusting swimming technique. The Athlex FLEX swimming wetsuit ultimately is an advancement of and replacement for the Orca Equip wetsuit in Orca's range and so is likely to be another winning swimming wetsuit for lovers of the Equip.

The Athlex Flex is a step up from an entry-level wetsuit with reduced buoyancy, offering a more neutral body position, and superb flexibility to impact as little as possible on your swimming technique. This swimming suit is a virtual replacement for the Orca Equip so anyone familiar with this will be equally at 'home' in this new Athlex Flex wetsuit.

Features:

  • Women's Athlex FLEX offers the perfect balance between value and technical features combining the most freedom of movement
  • Aimed at the more Natural Swimmer with some swimming experience to offer a more neutral swimming position
  • 100% certified Yamamoto #39 neoprene
  • Yamamoto #39 neoprene and the smooth skin surface finish provide maximum flexibility. 35% less force to be exerted in fast, short movements, and 45% less in wider strokes than conventional neoprene.
  • Smooth skin & SCS coatings on the front suit panels offering superb hydrodynamics
  • Limestone Neoprene for improved eco-credentials
  • Plastic free packaging
  • Light and flexible wetsuit
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