The San Francisco firefighters who pull struggling swimmers from the Pacific Ocean were feeling quite toasty Thursday in their brand-new fire-engine-red wetsuits. “This is great,” said firefighter ...

The penguin named Wonder Twin got a new wetsuit to help regulate her body temperature after losing her feathers Every squad needs a wardrobe wizard to help them in a pinch. A penguin named Wonder Twin ...

Surfers may be a little warmer while catching waves thanks to an unlikely source: the totally gnarly sea otter. Researchers at MIT are currently working on new wetsuits made from synthetic otter hair.

Let’s face it. For surfers, a cold, hard fact is that wetsuits, like surfboards, normally don’t age well. Your trusty, new 4/3mm steamer staring down the barrel of this swell-filled winter season is ...

It was a crisp fall morning when I undressed in the South Ponto parking lot to get measured for a new wetsuit. Not just any suit, a 3mm “U-Zip” custom-fitted unit from AXXE Classic. Made to order in ...

Patagonia has reinvented the wetsuit. The traditional neoprene wetsuit has dominated the category for years. The material works, but it’s a petroleum-based, nonrenewable material that requires lots of ...

Very very occasionally, swimming or surfing humans get bitten by a shark, sometimes leading to severe injuries. One way to mitigate the impacts of a bite is to wear a wetsuit made out of protective ...