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Speedo LZR X Blue/Red Tech Suit: Powerful and Durable

Speedo LZR X Blue/Red Tech Suit: Powerful and Durable

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The Speedo LZR X suit lets you show your American pride.
Show your American pride with the new Speedo LZR X suit.

When you’re involved in competitive swimming, especially if you have your eye on the USA Olympic team and getting to the Olympics, you need competitive swimwear that gives you more power and is durable for long-term use. Swimmers spend a lot of time training in the water. If your suit can’t hold up, you will end up spending a lot of money on swimwear. You can show your American pride and get the durable swimwear you need with the blue and red Speedo LZR X.

A Great Number of Benefits

One of the biggest reasons to choose the Speedo LZR X swimwear for male and female competitive swimmers is the vast array of benefits these suits can provide. They are designed with the highest level of compression of all competitive swimwear, helping to streamline the swimmer to be more effective in the water, improving race times. The support seam construction is perfectly designed to support the appropriate areas for males and females, as well as to draw attention to proper movement for optimal results in the water. These suits have been developed to give competitive swimmers exactly what they need to perform their best, whether they are just getting started or they are on the Olympic level.

Show Your American Pride

With all eyes on the American Olympic team, Speedo decided it was time to create a suit that helped swimmers show their American pride. These suits are constructed of a beautiful blue material and accented with red positioned at the support seams. This creates a unique look with a mixture of blue and red that showcases your pride in the United States of America, allowing you to look your best and feel like a true member of the USA Olympic team.

Finding the perfect suit for training and competition doesn’t have to be difficult. If you have your eye on the Olympics, the Speedo LZR X jammers and racers can be the ideal option for men and women. With the new red and blue option, you will be able to feel like a true American every time you step up to the pool, whether you are working hard at training or you are competing in a race.

If you’re looking for the best competitive swimwear, contact us. We carry the new blue and red Speedo LZR X, along with a vast array of other options to suit your needs and your budget.

The New TYR Backpack Collection Offers a Variety of Pool-Friendly Features

The New TYR Backpack Collection Offers a Variety of Pool-Friendly Features

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Get plenty of features with the new TYR Alliance backpack.
The new TYR Alliance team backpack offers plenty of features.

As a competitive swimmer, it’s important to have a good way to carry everything you need with you. The new team backpacks from TYR Alliance is an excellent choice for easily transporting your team apparel and other swim gear to and from the pool every week. With their new collection, you will find a vast array of features that will provide a vast array of benefits over your traditional backpack.

A Large, Yet Comfortable Option

There is a lot of gear you need to bring with you to and from the pool each time you practice, as well as to every meet. This means you need a large backpack with plenty of space and pockets for all the little accessories. The new collection of TYR Alliance team backpacks offers all the extra space you need without the concern of many other large backpacks. These new team backpacks are designed to be more comfortable. It is compression molded with lumbar support to help alleviate back pain.

A Vast Array of Features

The new team backpacks have plenty of features that are designed to help you safely and effectively carry everything you need between home and the pool. In addition to the large main compartment, which is perfect for storing all of your favorite team apparel, you will also find a goggle saver pocket safely situated inside a pouch, a large wet/dry compartment with plenty of ventilation, suit hanger carabiners and reinforced inner pockets. This gives you plenty of space to store absolutely everything you will need to carry with you. The best part is, this new collection of backpacks comes in a vast array of colors and color combinations so you can find the one that best appeals to you or matches with your team colors.

The new collection of TYR Alliance team backpacks is an excellent accessory for any swimmer, especially those who are involved in competitive swimming. It’s important to make sure you have a good way to transport your items to and from the pool, especially when you need to take wet items back home. With some of your swim gear smaller, you will find plenty of pockets to store it all without clutter and without misplacing anything.

If you’re looking for the best swimming gear, contact us. We carry all the new team backpacks so you can find the one that best suits your needs.

Texas Pride: Cammile Adams…Powered By Arena

Texas Pride: Cammile Adams…Powered By Arena

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Choose the same swimwear as Cammile Adams.
Cammile Adams is representing the US in the Olympics.

The Olympics bring together athletes from around the world for some friendly competition. This year, one of Texas’s own is competing and not for the first time. This is Cammile Adams’ second run for the Olympic gold. She had previously been part of the Olympic team that competed in the 200 meter butterfly where she finished fifth in the 2012 London Olympic Games. She has returned to Rio with Team USA to once again swim the 200 meter butterfly. However, she once again fell short of medal contention, improving on her London performance and placing fourth in the final.

Texas Swimming Isn’t Her Only Focus

At 24 years old, Cammile Adams has a lot on her plate this year. In addition to being part of Team USA for the second time, Adams is preparing to finish the remaining credits she needs to earn her degree from Texas A&M University. In addition to her impending degree, she will be getting married in two months. This means she’s been training, studying and planning the most important day of her life, all at the same time, making her fourth place run even more amazing.

Powered by Arena

This year, Cammile Adams selected the Arena Carbon Ultra as her competitive swimwear of choice for her next stint on the Olympic team. These new tech suits are new this year and designed with Team USA in mind. With carbon fiber strands woven into the revolutionary fabric, swimmers enjoy the ultimate in compression and fit without greatly increasing the weight of the suit. This type of swimwear was first created in 2012 and has advanced over the past few years to become one of the preferred suits for those involved in Texas swimming.

Cammile Adams is again in the spotlight for making the Olympic team and once again swimming the 200 meter butterfly race. While she still didn’t earn a medal this year, she did manage to improve upon her position, finishing in fourth place this year, despite her busy life outside of Texas swimming. With her use of the Arena Carbon Ultra swimsuit, she gave herself the competitive edge, allowing her to swim her best.

If you’re looking for the best in Arena swimwear, contact us. We sell all the top brands in swimming.

The MP Collection of Goggles Offer Innovation, Variety and Style

The MP Collection of Goggles Offer Innovation, Variety and Style

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Michael Phelps low-profile goggles can help you swim.
Try the Michael Phelps low-profile goggles.

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympians, as well as one of the most well known competitive swimmers. As such, he has created his own collection of goggles to give other swimmers the same advantages he has had in the water. Whether individuals are looking for clear, smoked or mirrored lenses, he has created a variety of Aquasphere goggles even Phelps would be proud to wear in the pool as he swims his gold-medal winning races.

Low-Profile Racing Goggles

The Aquasphere K180 swimming goggles by Michael Phelps are low-profile racing goggles that are designed to protect the eyes and allow for clear visibility in the water without causing excess drag as the swimmer moves through the water. Because Phelps has extensive experience in the competitive world of swimming, he knows what it takes to get the right traction in the water without negatively affecting drag, which can add precious milliseconds to your times. When races are won or lost by fractions of a second, every minute detail counts.

A Variety of Options

When you choose the Aquasphere competitive swimming goggles designed by Michael Phelps, you will find there are a variety of options to help you choose the one that best fits your swimming needs. For instance, if you spend most of your time swimming outdoors, the titanium mirror lenses can be your best choice. These lenses reflect away the light so you can see more clearly and guard against the glare off the pool water. For those who spend more of their time swimming indoors, the clear or smoky lenses can be the ideal solution.

Finding the right swimming goggles is important if you want to do your best in the water. While many goggles look similar, there are differences. For instance, the Michael Phelps designed Aquasphere goggles feature a low-profile design that is meant to reduce drag in the water and help swimmers see clearly without the bulk of your average goggles. With the option of clear, smokey or mirrored lenses, every swimmer will be able to find the exact style that will best suit their needs and their personal preferences.

If you’re looking for the best swimming goggles on the market, contact us. D&J Sports carries a vast array of goggles, including those designed by Olympic champion Michael Phelps.

Nike’s New Collection Is Designed to Perform

Nike’s New Collection Is Designed to Perform

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Take advantage of Nike Performance Poly.
Nike Performance Poly has plenty to offer.

Most casual swimmers look at a swimsuit and believe besides the color, pattern and cut of the suit, one swimsuit is the same as the next. Swimsuit material is essentially the same on every suit, right? If you’re a serious competitive swimmer focused on results, you know how wrong that assumption is. You know milliseconds can mean the difference between victory and defeat. That’s a fact Nike understands completely and the reason so many professional athletes insist on Nike for their training and competition gear. Nike’s performance materials are not run-of-the-mill swimsuit materials!

Nike Performance Poly

Available in your favorite team colors, as well as eye-catching designs, performance poly is one of the materials featured in Nike’s new collection of competition swimwear. Not only will your training and competition swimsuits look sharp, they will give you a competitive edge and shave valuable time off your results. Nike Performance poly is comfortable and lightweight, durable, can stand up to long sessions in a chlorinated pool and retain color-fastness and resists stretching. This is an Olympic year, and competitive swimming is in the spotlight. If the Olympics have inspired you to “kick up” your game, make sure you’ve got a swimsuit that is up to the challenge.

Nike Performance Poly Blend

The other material you will see in Nike’s new competition line is a performance poly blend. This material delivers outstanding performance, fit and support. Unlike the Performance Poly, which is 100 percent polyester, Nike’s performance poly blend suits are 82 percent polyester and 18 percent Spandex. The fabric has just a little more give and stretch than the 100 percent Poly suits. Whether you are looking for a lingerie tank suit, a retro-pattern cutout suit, a prism-pattern or signature Nike Swoosh brief or any other sporty pattern, you’ll love the options in the Performance Poly Blend fabric.

Whether you need a jammer, a brief, a fastback one-piece tank or any of Nike’s training swimsuits, you’ll find an excellent assortment of options crafted with these winning materials. Where you buy your competitive swimwear is almost as important as the swimwear itself! Make sure to shop with a provider that carries only authentic Nike suits and offers outstanding customer service support should you need it.

Contact us at D&J Sports. We are the smart choice for all of your competitive swimming needs.

Collection: New Styles, New Bold Prints, New Fit

Collection: New Styles, New Bold Prints, New Fit

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Enjoy the fun designs of the TYR Performance Collection.
The TYR Performance Collection has fun designs to offer.

One of the most respected names in swimwear just gave swimmers one more reason to sport their swimsuits. This year, TYR new styles are turning heads, not only because they fit so well, but also because they push the envelope on looks in a good way. Whether you wear women swimwear, men swimwear or youth swimwear, you will be wowed by the new TYR Performance Collection.

Fashion Meets Function

When competitive swimmers choose their suits, their top consideration is obviously whether the suits they’re considering will give them a competitive edge. TYR’s new swimsuits are up to the challenges they’ll face in the water. They deliver, on average, 300-plus hours of performance. They’re completely chlorine proof and colorfast. They boast antimicrobial linings and UPF 50+ protection. As a swimmer, you demand a suit that will perform and these will not disappoint. A fortuitous bonus? They’re colorful, bold and even a tad quirky. TYR new styles lets you set yourself apart, have some fun and show your personality! The collection comprises several designs that are available in male jammers and briefs, as well as female suits. A few of our favorites include:

TYR Glisade. This smart style features a crimson and black pattern that resembles foil, with a large, solid black diamond across the left side of the suit.

TYR Voltage. A horizontal pattern of wavy lines in light purple, orange and blue zigzag across a black background. The pattern looks a bit like a sunrise over purple mountains.

TYR Petra. You’ll look like a lean, mean green machine as you glide through the water in the green-and-black Petra model, whose pattern resembles alligator skin.

TYR Heat Wave. As the name hints, this suit’s pattern resembles visible waves of heat. The colors are a psychedelic combination of bright turquoise, black and bright red.

TYR Ignis. This design resembles bright green and black dancing flames, with a black diamond-shaped swatch along the lower left of the suit.

Are you inspired to show up to your next practice session sporting one of TYR new suits? Of course you are! Are you a coach looking for smart new team suits? D&J Sports has you covered. Contact us to order any of the high performance swimwear in the TYR performance collection. Swim fast and look amazing doing it!

The Best Selling Starting System for Competitive Swimmers

The Best Selling Starting System for Competitive Swimmers

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Get off to the right start with swim meet starting systems.
Swim meet starting systems are an important component.

If you’re involved in competitive swimming, you understand the importance of quality start systems. They keep swim meets on schedule and give all swimmers a level playing field.

Swim Meets: 90 Percent Muscle, 10 Percent Technology

One of the refreshing aspects of competitive swimming is there is so little equipment involved. Swim meets involve swimmers wearing swimsuits, swim caps and goggles in a swimming pool. In competitive swimming, however, there will never be a “deflate-gate” controversy. One will never wonder if a bat has been corked. The technologies in play in competitive swimming are there to keep swim meets moving along and to record results accurately. Arguably, the swim meet starting system is the most important technology in competitive swimming.

The Colorado Timing Infinity Swim Meet Starting System: Popular for a Reason

Packed with features, the Colorado Timing Infinity Starting System is the smart choice for swim meet planners whose away schedules involve pools that are not equipped with their own starting systems. The lightweight and compact Colorado starting system can be easily packed up and transported to all swim meets. Many lesser starting systems use only visual or audible cues. The Colorado system incorporates both a loud sound and a flashing strobe light to alert all swimmers of the start of a race. To maximize the effectiveness of the sound notifications, mount speakers under individual starting blocks and/or at each end of the pool.

The addition of a visual cue in the form of a flashing strobe light is a huge benefit for all swimmers, especially for those who are hearing impaired. Instead of having to watch other competitors for cues, they can focus on the race ahead.

Additionally, the Colorado system has a false-start notification feature that ensures competitors know immediately when a false start has delayed the race. Each extra stroke a swimmer takes, not realizing there has been a false start, puts him at a disadvantage.

The easily portable and surprisingly affordable Colorado timing infinity start system is the best of the best and will serve reliably for seasons to come. The Colorado Infinity Start System features corrosion-resistant speakers and a microphone, and its gel-cell battery can be charged using a 115-volt charger.  In competitive swimming, fractions of seconds count. An effective start system can keep swimmers from wasting energy on false starts.

Want to learn more? Contact us at D&J Sports. We are the smart choice for a comprehensive array of competitive swimming equipment in Dallas, Texas.

Michael Phelps Introduces a New Racing Jammer for the 2016 Olympics

Michael Phelps Introduces a New Racing Jammer for the 2016 Olympics

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Check out the competitive swimwear made by Michael Phelps.
Michael Phelps developed new competitive swimwear.

With the 2016 Rio Olympics coming, all eyes are looking toward the competitive swimwear all of the swimmers will be wearing. Michael Phelps has announced he will be introducing a new MP-Xpresso jammer, one of the best championship racing suits available on the market today. Not only will Phelps be wearing this swimwear as he competes in his last Olympics, but he will also be offering it for sale so other swimmers can enjoy all the benefits as well.

A Quality Aquasphere Swimsuit

Phelps has worked in conjunction with Aquasphere to create a quality swimsuit he can be proud to showcase at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He will also offer this competitive swimwear to everyone else who is looking for a quality swimsuit they can rely on. This exclusive swimsuit is made from a combination of the Exo Foil and the Aqua Core technologies for which Aquasphere is known for.

Designed and Manufactured in Italy

When most people think of Italy, they think of high fashion, but it isn’t just your typical clothing you should think of. The MP-Xpresso jammer was also created in Italy using the same quality and care they give to other Italian fashions. These best champion racing suits are made with hydrodynamic material that fights the absorption of water. The suit also features bonded seams for less drag and to provide better support and structure for the body. The internal silicone leg grips create the perfect fit.

The best championship racing suits are constantly changing. This year, Michael Phelps is introducing the MP-Xpresso jammer for the summer Olympics. This competitive swimwear in Dallas offers the fit and comfort swimmers are looking for, as well as the special features required to help swimmers perform their best. With this suit available in three colors, you are sure to find one that will fit your sense of style.

If you’re looking for the best championship racing suits, contact us. We offer the newest MP-Xpresso jammer so you can wear the same suit as Michael Phelps.

Shave Time Off Your Next Race With the Closed Back Tech Suit for Women

Shave Time Off Your Next Race With the Closed Back Tech Suit for Women

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Shave seconds off your time with the best competitive swimwear brands.
The best competitive swimwear brands offer tech suits.

When it comes to competitive swimming, time is of the essence. Races are won and lost by mere fractions of a second. As you choose your competitive swimwear, it’s essential to select something that will make a difference in your swim times. All of the top competitive swimwear brands make these tech suits. Both the Speedo LZR Racer Closed Back Kneeskin and the TYR Women’s Aviator Closed Back Swimsuit offer the coverage you need to shave precious fractions of a second off your swim times.

Ease of Putting It On

Whether you choose TYR or Speedo tech suits, it’s important to make sure it is easy to get on and off. Due to the increased amount of coverage from this type of competitive swimwear, they can be difficult to get it on, similar to a wet suit. If it’s going to take a lot of time to get into your suit, it’s not worth it.

Fit and Compression

How the swimsuit fits plays a major role in how well you can perform. If the suit is too tight, it won’t allow the freedom of movement you need. If it’s too loose, it will create too much resistance. In addition to having a proper fit that allows for optimal range of motion, it’s important to make sure the TYR and Speedo tech suits offer the compression needed to make sure you are more  hydrodynamic.

Durability

You will spend a significant amount of money when you buy tech suits from the major competitive swimwear brands. It’s important to make sure you are spending money on something that will last for the long-term. Durability will ensure your suit will continue to fit well for longer so you can use it for both practice and events.

Tyr and Speedo tech suits, such as the Speed LZR Racer Closed Back Kneeskin and TYR Women’s Aviator Closed Back Swimsuit, are designed to improve your performance in the water. With their fit and compression, you will move more smoothly through the water, allowing you to shave precious fractions of a second off your swim times to increase the chances you will win your races.

If you’re looking for tech suits from the top competitive swimwear brands, contact us. We can provide the options you need to swim your best and increase your chances of winning.