Underwater Audio 2018 Retrospective

With 2018 coming to a detailed, we at Underwater Audio needed to take a second to take a look at among the large moments of the yr, each for us and the swimming group. After all, there are numerous candidates for this record, so we’ll have to stay to the highlights. Now with out additional ado, right here is the Underwater Audio Retrospective with the highlights of 2018:

After lots of onerous work by an incredible group, we have been capable of create and publish a brand-new and revitalized web site. The brand new web site was extra visually interesting and far simpler to navigate. With it energetic, we have been capable of launch many new merchandise that we might have had problem with in any other case.

Throughout growth of our waterproof Bluetooth-enabled merchandise, we noticed the waterproof qualities of the newer variations of the Apple Watch and needed to supply a viable approach for swimmers to take heed to the music whereas they swam with their Apple Watch. Thus the Swimbuds Equipment for Apple Watch was born – a pairing of a singular mounting design and a mix MP3 participant and Bluetooth receiver.

Probably our greatest enterprise but – the Delphin waterproof streaming media participant. The Delphin surpassed our preliminary aim on Kickstarter by 66% and raised over $145,000 on Indiegogo. That includes a touchscreen show, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities, the Delphin continues to be a prime vendor on our web site.

Everybody requested once we would launch a pair of wi-fi headphones and we lastly launched a pair final month known as the Swimbuds Freedom. Our wi-fi headphones are already flying off the cabinets and pairs properly with a Delphin. Good for each working and swimming, the Swimbuds Freedom is designed with all athletes in thoughts.

There have been some large happenings within the world-wide swimming group as properly. Jaimie Monahan set the Guinness World Report for the quickest time to finish six separate 10 km (6.2 mile) marathon swims throughout six totally different continents. Jaimie, an Worldwide Marathon Swimming Corridor of Fame inductee, accomplished these swims in various water temperatures and as per “Channel Swimming Affiliation Guidelines,” she was prohibited from carrying warming gear comparable to a wetsuit. Jaimie can also be the primary individual to have accomplished the Ice Seven Problem which entails swimming a full mile in water temperatures beneath 5°C (41°F) in any respect six continents and in anyone Polar location.

Nice Britain has been the situation of many swimmers’ objectives, the English Channel is legendary and relatively difficult swim. Nonetheless, Ross Edgley took his aim to a complete different degree. Edgley grew to become the primary individual swim across the total circumference of the island of Nice Britain. This colossal 1,780-mile accomplishment took the swimmer 5 months to finish, swimming for six to 12 hours per day and spending the remainder of the day in place on a help boat. He even documented his journey by streamed movies throughout his downtime between lengths of swimming.

These have been our picks for the highlights of 2018. Now we’d like to listen to from you. What have been a few of your favourite moments of 2018? Be at liberty to depart a remark down under!