Get a head start in the triathlon with Orca's best entry-level wetsuit, the Orca Women's S5 Fullsleeve Wetsuit; an entry-level open water swimming wetsuit that won't let you down.

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Fitting your wetsuit is of great importance and should be done with care and attention. Please refer to our Guide – How to put on a wetsuit – for further information or watch the brands video guide.

A Great Entry Level Suit

The S5 wetsuits is made using 5mm neoprene on the front panels so that it offers optimum buoyancy, the 5mm neoprene helps lift your hips out of the water and combined with 2mm neoprene under the arms which ensure flexibility in your stroke makes the S5 is an ideal suit for those just getting into open water swimmer and less confident swimmers.

39-CELL
Yamamoto 39cell is an extremely flexible neoprene which supports an uninhibited natural swimming motion. 39cell extends to a 513% elongation rate, meaning this material is sure to move with you. Added benefits of zero water absorption and zero weight variation can mean only one thing: more speed. A fine balance between buoyancy and flexibility, 39cell is a durable material which will stand the test of time and distance, representing the best neoprene available in it’s class.

SCS
Acting as a coating over closed-cell neoprene, Super Composite Skin (SCS) has become the benchmark for coating the smoothskin neoprene used in triathlon wetsuits, to reduce friction and increase speed through the water. The micro-cell structure of the SCS coating repels water when in contact with air and reduces surface resistance when in contact with water. Less friction = more speed!

YAMAMOTO
The Yamamoto Corporation is the world’s main supplier of high performance neoprene. Its seal represents quality, technology and innovation.

About Wetsuits

Modern triathlon wetsuits were invented by Dan Empfield in 1987 and are customized to the needs of triathletes, they generally incorporate the following key features which differentiates them from a normal wetsuit. 1, Thinner and/or more pliable rubber near the shoulders. 2, Long zippers to facilitate quick removal during transition. In addition, tri wetsuits have a very smooth, but often fragile, surface. This slick surface helps to reduce water friction and allows a faster swim. Another advantage of a tri wetsuit is the added buoyancy that the wetsuit provides, this can provide triathletes with a considerable speed and energy saving advantage over swimming without a suit.

About the Orca brand

Whilst working as a swim coach, and from his first hand experience in competing in triathlon, Scott Unsworth realised that the wetsuits used at the time were completely inadequate for swimming. In 1992 Scott started up a company called Performance Speedsuits Ltd, based out of his parent's house in Auckland, New Zealand. He began to develop his "Speedsuits", which featured greater flexibility and buoyancy than other existing wetsuits. The business started with Scott selling his Speedsuits from the back of his car at swim meets and triathlon events. The Speedsuits quickly gained a following amongst athletes and the business started to grow. Scott was taking his first steps towards introducing what would become Orca, to the world. A young New Zealand triathlete named Hamish Carter became one of the first athletes to sign up with the company that is now Orca. Over the next 13 years Hamish Carter went on to become one of the best known triathletes in the world - culminating in a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

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	Chest		Height		Weight
	cm	inches	cm	ft	kg	lb
X Small	78 - 83cm	31″ - 33″	144 - 160cm	4′ 9″ - 5′ 3″	46 - 53kg	101 - 116lb
Small	83 - 89cm	33″ - 35″	157 - 167cm	5′ 3″ - 5′ 6″	54 - 61kg	119 - 134lb
Medium	89 - 94cm	35″ - 37″	165 - 177cm	5′ 5″ - 5′ 10″	60 - 67kg	132 - 148lb
Large	94 - 99cm	37″ - 39″	170 - 185cm	5′ 10″ - 6′ 1″	66 - 74kg	146 - 163lb
Extra Large	99 - 104cm	39″ - 41″	177 - 189cm	5′ 11″ - 6′ 4″	73 - 79kg	161 - 174lb