Weeks after Lucy Charles-Barclay and Marten Van Riel came first out of the water at the Ironman World Championship in the Viper X.3 Ghost, Roka Multisport offers the Viper X.3 Ghost Short Sleeve.
The Viper X.3 is built on the same platform as the fastest swimskin on the planet, for athletes who race in short sleeve tri suits. Many athletes race in sleeveless swimskins. They accept extra drag from their kit’s exposed sleeves, or the discomfort of rolling down sleeves for the swim, in exchange for shoulder freedom.
“We wanted to optimize the benefits of our Ghost swimskins, no matter what kit you’re wearing underneath,” said Mark Stephens, SVP of Product at Roka Multisport. “So we overhauled the Arms-Up pattern with new stretch-woven fabrics to cover the arms, but still free the shoulders during the swim. The result is the pure speed and full range of motion that athletes expect from Roka, no matter what they race in.”
The Viper X.3 Ghost Short Sleeve eliminates those compromises in two ways:
— It extends ultra low-drag coverage over the sleeve. Athletes can race their preferred kit without giving up speed in the water.
— It swims like a sleeveless suit. Roka engineers overhauled the company’s patented Arms-Up technology for greater range of motion throughout the entire stroke.
Other Features
The Viper X.3 Ghost Short Sleeve swimskin also features everything that made the original Ghost the fastest swimskin in Kona:
- Hydrophobic Ghost fabric repels water on contact, maintaining ultra-low drag from start to finish
- Patented IXI internal streamline support connects the core from shoulders to hips, locking swimmers into a streamlined position, and helping maintain it when fatigued
- Seamless, laser-bonded construction delivers a second-skin fit that disappears in motion
- High-visibility color is easy to spot in open water and cooler in intense sun
The Viper X.3 Ghost Short Sleeve Swimskin is available now at rokamultisport.com in 10 men’s and 10 women’s sizes.
