Archive for January, 2010
Prominent Victorian Swim Club, MLC Aquatic finished an impressive fifth overall at the 2010 VIC Championships which took place across December and January! The 2XU Sponsored club had 55 qualifiers at the Championships and with a combined team effort, finished with this fantastic result. The 2010 Victorian Championships were held in the Commonwealth Games outdoor pool at the [ READ MORE ]
Beijing NZ Olmpian Debbie Tanner claimed women’s first place in last night’s 2XU Stroke & Stride race #5. The best weather conditions of the season was enjoyed by competitors and spectactors alike…many basking in the late afternoon sunshine on the Waitemata Harbour. A high quality women’s field lined up ready for their 750 metre swim. The lightest of onshore [ READ MORE ]
Congratulations to snowboarding sensation and 2XU Ambassador Johanna Shaw, who was also announced in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics team this morning. For More info visit http://www.olympics.com.au/athlete/johanna-shaw Good luck Jo – another human multiplied performance in the bag! [ READ MORE ]
Congratulations to Katya Crema who was announced this morning as a member of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Team. In peak form, Katya will represent Australia in the debut Olympic sport of Ski Cross. After an epic year of training and competing, Katya had the race of her life last week, finishing 10th in the final World [ READ MORE ]
According to The Weekend Australian (‘Australian Road Team Likely for Tour de France’, Jan 24 2010), an Australian-based cycling team could be in the 2011 Tour de France. Following strong endorsement from UCI world cycling boss Pat McQuaid on Saturday, Melbourne-based Team 2XU/Aussie Crates (Australian Road Cycling group), plans to apply for a ProTour licence, which would likely [ READ MORE ]
Last night we hosted our first Tri Transition Training night. The FREE class offered beginner and intermediate triathletes a host of handy tips on the importance of the forgotten leg of triathlon – transition. Former World Champion Triathlete and resident 2XU production guru Jamie Hunt conducted the session which involved both theoretical and practical components. [ READ MORE ]
If you’ve signed up for a summer tri, open water swim or simply love our award winning wetsuits, this FREE 2XU Performance Session is for you! Come along for a twilight beach tutorial on wetsuit know-how and open water swim technique. With our insider tips, you’ll be sure to get ahead of the pack this summer. Date: [ READ MORE ]
Congratulations to South Africa’s Lawrence van Lingen who swam the fastest time at last month’s Ironman in Busselton WA. Lawrence was first out of the water with a swim time of 47:21 – not only is he a darn good swimmer but is also sporting a world class 2XU V:1 Wetsuit! Well done Lawrence. [ READ MORE ]
Fit2Date Personal Trainers (aka ‘Fitness Flirts’) looked the part dressed head to toe in 2XU apparel for the Perth launch of the successful venture Fit2Date – a four week training program combining fitness with the opportunity to meet single, fit healthy people and perhaps the next Mr or Mrs Right! So if you are a great [ READ MORE ]
2XU is recruiting now* and would love your help! If you know someone interested in a full time high performance retail career then how about referring them? WE WILL REWARD YOU! Successfully refer someone to Team 2XU Retail and you will receive a $100 X-CARD. Details The new employee must successfully complete their probationary period – Your X-CARD will [ READ MORE ]
