Category Archives: Brands

There are many different wetsuit brands and wetsuit models available on the market today. Some manufacturers specialize in just one sport, others cover a wider range of sports with their wetsuits. On this page we are trying to collect most (if not all) wetsuit manufacturers out there, together with some info on each brand that might come in handy when you are buying wetsuits. This means information like: a short history of each wetsuit brand, what kind of wetsuits do they make (for which sport), a link to their website, a picture of their logo and a picture of a few of their wetsuit models. Of course some more well known companies have more info available and some lesser know have less. If you have some interesting info on any of the brands or if you know of a brand that we are missing and should be included in this list – please let us know.

Roxy Wetsuits

Roxy wetsuits are a part of the Roxy brand which was launched by Quiksilver in 1990. Roxy is a brand for young women and focuses on those who enjoy coastal and mountain-based sports and lifestyles. Separate brand was launched because they were afraid that womens clothes would damage the image of the man’s brand. Well […]

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Henderson wetsuits

Henderson wetsuits started out as Henderson Aquatics that was founded by Everett Edmund and Patrick Madison in the 1960’s. When SCUBA diving began to become popular they started making wetsuit kits. Yes, not wetsuits but DIY wetsuit kits. The kit contained a roll of Neoprene, a pattern and a bottle of neoprene cement. But soon […]

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Ocean Pacific Wetsuits

Ocean Pacific wetsuits are made by Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp which is also very well known as OP. OP was started back in 1960s by John smith and at first it was a surfboard manufacturer. In 1972 OP started a clothing line for swimmers and surfers and it was a hit. Today OP is based […]

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Hotline wetsuits

Hotline wetsuits were founded in 1979 as a result of a friendship between a surfer from California (Brenda Scott) and a surfer from Japan (Hiro Iida). Brenda’s dad invited two Japanese visiting surfers to stay at his home when they asked him about places to stay in the neighbourhood. This is how Brenda and Hiro […]

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Orca Wetsuits

Orca wetsuits were in Auckland, New Zealand in 1993 by Scott Unsworth. He was a former New Zealand triathlon champion and he felt that the traditional wetsuit are not very suitable for swimming. He founded a company called Performance Speedsuits Ltd and his speed suits started gaining popularity. Today Orca makes high end wetsuits that […]

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Neo Sport wetsuits

Neosport wetsuits are a part of The Henderson Sport Group which is based in Millville, NJ. Henderson Sport Group was founded in 1960’s as Henderson Aquatics by business partners Everett Edmund and Patrick Madison. In 1990 Henderson started producing the first wetsuit used for Triathlon competitios. These suits were called Speedsuits and were the beginnings […]

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Oxbow Wetsuits

Oxbow was started in 1985 in Pont-Audemer, France. It is an internationally known brand in the world of boardsports and cover sports like surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, snowboarding, and skiing. Oxbow was responsible for restarting the World Longboard Championship in 1992. It also known as a sponsor of surfer Laird Hamilton and windsurfer Jason Polakow. In […]

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Parkway Wetsuits

Parkway wetsuits are diving wetsuits. Not much can be found about this brand online. If you have any info on them – let us know. Parkway Makes Wetsuits For Diving Parkway Wetsuit Photos Go here for Parkway wetsuit size chart.

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Quiksilver wetsuits

Quiksilver wetsuits are a part of one of the biggest and widely known surf and action sport brands – Quiksilver. Quiksilver was founded by Alan Green, Carol McDonald and Tim Davis at the end of 1960. To continue with their surfing lifestyle and to make some money they started making boardshorts. They were a hit […]

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Pinnacle Wetsuits

Pinnacle wetsuits were started in 1969. First they were only designers, then OEM manufacturers, and finally they launched their own product line. Today they have over 40 years of industry experience. They put a lot of resources into research and their R&D department is constantly thinking of new ways to improve diver comfort. Some of the […]

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Body Glove Wetsuits

Body Glove is one of the first wetsuit companies out there. If fact, there is even some controversy about who invented the first wetsuit ever – O’Neill or Body Glove. It all begain in 1953 when twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell co-founded Body Glove and designed the first practical wetsuit. Bill and Bob were […]

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Reeflex Wetsuits

Reeflex Wetsuits is an Australian brand that is now available in the U.S. through its USA master distributor Passion Surf Co.   Reeflex offers innovative styles and colors with exceptional quality.  I bet you are curious as to the name Reeflex. It is derived from the word “REFLECTS” which has a number of meanings and most […]

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Poseidon Wetsuits

Poseidon was founded in 1958 in Gothenburg, Sweden, by Dennis Österlund and Ingvar Elvström. They wanted to solve solve a range of diving related problems that they saw. Poseidon was the first company to produce a single hose regulator. This kind of breathing apparatus is now used by nearly every recreational diver in the world. The original name […]

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Matuse Wetsuits

Matuse is a relatively new company in the field of wetsuits. But even though they are young, they already have a strong following. This is mainly because they stand out. They only make high priced top quality wetsuits. And they are environmentally aware. The foundation of their wetsuits is the limestone-based Yamamoto neoprene which is […]

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Hyperflex Wetsuits

Hyperflex Wetsuits is a Division of Henderson Aquatics which was established in Southern New Jersey in 1965. To find out more about Henderson and all the brands that it covers check out the Henderson wetsuits brand description. Henderson first entered surfing in 1990’s as Surf East Wetsuits but dropped the idea a few years later. […]

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Quintana Roo Wetsuits

Quintana Roo was founded by one of the triathlon pioneers Dan Empfield in 1981. When he competed in the first Ironman on Hawaii’s Big Island he felt that something was missing – the equipment to go along with the needs of the triathlon athletes. So he started a company named after one of his favorite places on the […]

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Blueseventy Wetsuits

Blueseventy is wetsuits and swimmwear company that comes from New Zealand. They are based in Napier, New Zealand and also have offices in Seattle, WA, USA, and Derby UK. Their goal is to make products that enhance the experience of swimming for everyone who wears Blueseventy. The name Blueseventy comes from the fact that 70% […]

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Ironman Wetsuits

Ironman wetsuits are named after a famous Ironman Triathlon ccompetition Not much info could be found about these wetsuits so if you have something to add – please contact us! Ironman Makes Wetsuits For Triathlon Website N/A Photos Go here for Ironman wetsuits size chart. N/A

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Rhino Wetsuits

Rhino wetsuits is a part of Rhino International which is a UK based surfing brand and company. They started making surfboard bags and other protection for surfers. Over the years they have expanded their product range and today they offer high quality wetsuits, gloves, boots, hoods, rash guards, leashes, boardbags and car products. Rhino products […]

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Camaro Wetsuits

Camaro wetsuits were founded in in 1969 in Mondsee – Austria. They are one of the pioneers in manufacturing wetsuits in Europe. With lots of experience in wetsuit production they offer 3 years of free repair service for every wetsuit. This is quite a lot for wetsuit manufacturers. If customers have a problem with your […]

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