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from: Speedo
Binding: Sports
Brand: Speedo
Label: Speedo
Manufacturer: Speedo
Model: 7530004
Publisher: Speedo
Sales Rank: 17527
Studio: Speedo
Features:- Training aid to improve your swim strokes
- Strengthen legs, reduce shoulder stress
- Bottom channels and raised thumb grips for reduced drag
- Can be used for single arm, side-kicked workouts
- Made from lightweight, chlorine-resistant EVA foam
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Amazon.com Product Description:
An essential training accessory, the Speedo Competition Kickboard helps to strengthen legs and reduce shoulder stress. The contoured top deck locks arms in perfect position, while the crescent tail provides comfortable body placement and fluid movement. It also features bottom channels and raised thumb grips for reduced drag. The Competition Kickboard can also be used for single arm, side-kicked workouts. Made from lightweight EVA (Ethyl Vinyl Acetate) foam, this board is flexible, durable, and resistant to chlorine (though the board should be rinsed with fresh water after use).
About Speedo
In 1914, Speedo was founded in Australia by Alexander MacRae, a 22-year-old Scottish immigrant who arrived in the country in 1910. The company began when MacRae Hosiery manufacturers, established by Alexander in 1914, extended the manufacture of underwear to swimwear and became MacRae Knitting Mills. A naming competition was held by the staff in 1928 and won by a Captain Parsonson, who coined the slogan, 'Speed on in your Speedos.' In 1929, the first swimsuits were in production and it didn’t take long for Speedo to successfully establish itself. World War II caused the brand turn over 90% of it’s manufacturing to war production, providing the armed services with vital equipment such as mosquito nets. After the war, Speedo opened a new factory and was able to re-establish itself, due to increased demand for swimsuits. In 1951, Speedo Knitting Mills (Holdings) Ltd, was incorporated and became a publicly traded company on the Sydney Stock exchange.
Speedo hit the international stage in earnest, at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, and a few years later the brand grew on a more global scale. Export sales to the USA began and an international division was set up to monitor trade in New Zealand, Japan and South Africa. The expansion of the brand continued, and in 1976, Speedo was appointed as the official swimwear for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where 52 out of 54 countries wore their swimsuits.
Speedo continues to make its mark in the pool and on the beach today. Many world class athletes who wear Speedo include U.S. phenomenon Michael Phelps, legendary Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, world record holder Kosuke Kitajima from Japan, and Holland’s Inge de Bruijn.
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Speedo Competition Kickboard
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A fine kickboard if you are already in great shape
This kickboard is far smaller than I expected. Although the design itself seems great, it just isn't buoyant enough to use if you weigh more than about 150 lbs.
Rating:  - Excellent product
This board is perfect: very lightweight, great grips, easy to use with one arm or both and an ideal size to slip into your workout bag.
Rating: - Awesome!
I am just starting to swim, but this item has so many useful functions it's wonderful, material is perfect, very very light, size is perfect to take anywhere. My trainer recomended it, and he was not wrong!!
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