Kiwami on cover of Triathlon Life magazine

Team Kiwami's Matt Reed features on the cover of the winter 2010 issue of Triathlon Life magazine.
The image is of Matt racing at Clearwater 70.3 Worlds where he won the bronze medal. He is wearing a Kiwami "USA" Amphibian - the Kiwami suit used by USA triathletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Triathlon Life is the magazine of USA Triathlon, distributed to 125,000 triathletes in the Unites States.

New colours available for the Kaïman XClub !

At last, all 4 colors of the new Kaiman XClub are now available. Colors are: Marino/Laguna/Bianco, Nero/Inferno/Bianco, Savoia/Bianco and Nero/Mimosa/Bianco.
Visit the Kaiman XClub product page to view the products. They will be available to purchase online early in the new year.

Kiwami’s new long distance trisuits are now in stock !!

Kiwami reinforces its trisuit collection with two new « long distance » models now available. The KONAMI is a trisuit that will be favoured by many of our elite Team Kiwami athletes. Designed for long hot races such as the Kona in mind, it made from a new lightweight and breathable fabric, in mostly white color with black panels in all new “cold black” fabric (tested and used by Formula 1 race teams) covering sensitive parts. Mesh panels, integrated reflective patches, 2 large back pockets, 2 hip gel pockets, 2 leg gel pockets and a long front zip are other features of the KONAMI. If you want to stay cool in the heat of a long race the KONAMI is for you!

For clubs and teams, Kiwami releases the latest version of the best-seller KAIMAN. The KAIMAN XCLUB exists in four different color ways, is made from a water repellent fabric, has multiple pockets, a long front zip and mesh side panels just like it’s predecessor… and at a price unchanged since 2005!

Discover these all-new models, take advantage of the last days of our special Christmas offer* and offer yourself or someone special the suit they’ve always wanted!

*See related news item, below.

Kiwami’s new 2010 women’s products now in stock!!

Just in time for Christmas, Kiwami introduces two new women’s products to its collection: The Kameleon Openback, and the Amphibian 008 Openback. As the names suggest these are women’s specific versions of Kiwami’s popular Kameleon and Amphibin 008 models.

Without doubt the Openback models will quickly become the products of reference for elite girls. Featuring a seducing original back design with both crossover shoulder straps and a breast support strap, the Kameleon Openback and Amphibian 008 Openback offer female triathletes the support of their unisex counterparts on the front section and extra aeration at the back.

A great Christmas treat that’s worth asking Santa for :)

Team Kiwami’s Jordan Rapp wins IM Arizona in record time.

Jordan Rapp (USA) wearing his favourite Amphibian 008 suit, stamped his signature on the event with a record fastest bike split and record fastest overall finishing.
Rapp was tenth out of the water in 50:49, 2min 44sec down on fellow Kiwami athlete Wolfgang Guembel (CAN). Wolfgang, wearing a Twinki – K-Singlet combination led the bike until Rapp passed him at the 45km mark. Rapp then duelled at the font of the bike with renowned cyclist TJ Tollakson (USA) but eventually out-muscled his countryman to enter T2 with a 2:04 lead on Tollakson and an astounding 4:22:31 bike split to boot.
Looking relaxed, Rapp ran a strong and controlled marathon in 2:55:45 to finish the event in a race record time of 8:13:55 ahead of Tollakson, Torsten Abel (GER) and Richie Cunningham (AUS). Team Kiwami’s Petr Vabrousek (CZE) racing his 8th Ironman distance event of the year finished a solid 10th in 8:37:45.
Also to note Kiwami USA’s Andre Bennatan finished 2nd in his age group, qualifying early for the Kona 2010 Ford Ironman® World Championships.
Jordan’s win was his second Ironman® victory in 2009,the first being a dominating win at Subaru Ironman Canada in August. He has proven that he’s now ready to take on the field at Kona 2010 and will undoubtedly be one to watch out for. But next on the agenda for Jordan is his wedding this coming weekend! All the Kiwami staff wish Jordan a quick recovery and a great celebration!
 
Results:
1. RAPP, JORDAN SCARBOROUG (USA)  8:13:35 
2. TOLLAKSON, TJ (USA) 8:20:22
3. ABEL, TORSTEN (USA) 8:20:39
4. CUNNINGHAM, RICHIE (AUS) 8:23:18
5. AMBROSE, PAUL (AUS) 8:24:54
10. VABROUSEK, PETR (CZE) 8:37:45

Matt REED wins Dallas US Open Triathlon and the 2009 Toyota Cup.

Team Kiwami’s Matt Reed (USA)  won the US Open triathlon in Dallas today and in doing so wrapped up the rich Toyota Cup for 2009. With wins in Minneapolis, Chicago and Dallas, Matt was a clear winner of the Series ahead of Greg Bennett (AUS) and Paul Mathews (USA).

Matt, racing in his favorite Amphibian 008 suit, proved once again that he is the best non-drafting short course athlete in the world today with a dominating performance in the cold wet conditions. Reed exited the water in second place ahead of the main pack. The race contenders re-grouped on the bike and no one was able to get away until the 17 mile mark when Reed and Andy Starkowicz (USA) applied the pressure and dropped the rest of the field. They entered T2 with a one minute lead on the chasing pack. Reed cruised away from Starkowitz on the run and comfortably held off the chasing runners to win by 25sec from Bennett and Bevan Docherty (NZL).

Reed will now focus on preparing for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida in 5 weeks time. He is undefeated at the 70.3 distance this year and has to the hot favorite to take the title.

Follow the World Triathlon Championships in Australia with Kiwami !

Lisa Mensik from the Netherlands finished third at the ITU Aquathlon World Championships at the Gold Coast, Australia, 3 days before the grand final of the World Championship Series!

For Sundays senior elite races, look out for national teams who choose to use Kiwami racewear for their best athletes: Canada, Russia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Slovenia, and Ireland.

Additionally, look out for individual Team Kiwami athletes competing in the weekend: Lauren Groves (CAN), Dimitry Polyansky (RUS), Alexander Bryukhankov (RUS), Ivan Vassiliev (RUS), Denis Vassiliev (RUS), Matt Reed (USA), Kevin Collington (USA), Jasmine Oeinck (USA), Hendrik De Villiers (RSA) and Nicky Samuels (NZL). Good luck everyone!!

Matt Reed, USA, Team Kiwami

04/09: Kiwami Chosen by Triathlon Canada

Kiwami is proud to announce a partnership with Triathlon Canada through to the end of 2012. Triathlon Canada’s elite teams will race in Kiwami racewear for all remaining ITU World Championship events in 2009, beginning with the Triathlon World Championships held at the Gold Coast, Australia, from September 9-13. From 2010 through to the end of 2012, all Triathlon Canada elite and age group teams will use Kiwami products at ITU World Championship events and major Games including the PanAM Games, and 2012 Olympic Games. Triathlon Canada, which traditionally sends one of the largest and strongest contingents to Championship and major Games events, chose Kiwami above other brands because of their superior product quality, design and services. For further informations about Kiwami, please email: contact@kiwamitri.com

Crushing victory for J.Rapp at Ironman Canada

Jordan Rapp storms to a crushing victory at the 2009 Subaru Ironman Canada in his Kiwami Amphibian 008 suit. Rapp moved up the field on the bike, and took control on the run with a race best marathon to win by a whopping 15 minutes!

Also to note Jasper Blake 4th and Wolfgang Guembel 5th, both wearing Kiwami race wear!

Well done everyone!!

Matt Reed Wins the 2009 Chicago Triathlon

Team Kiwami’s Matt Reed (USA) wins the 27th Chicago Triathlon in his Kiwami Amphibian 008 suit. Reed overcame a 47 seconds deficit to Andy  Potts and Cameron Dye after the swim with a dominating, race-best 54:52 bike and held on with 33:16 run to finish in 1:48:27, 57 seconds ahead of Matt Chrabot (2nd) and . Tim O'Donnell (3rd)
Reed said he took great pride in winning the historic 27th Chicago Triathlon. "I've known about this race since I was a young kid. So I've always wanted to win it. I've looked up Chicago champions like Spencer Smith, Simon Lessing, Chris McCormack and Greg Welch and so to have my name on a list of winners with them is fantastic."
The win was Reed’s second of the Lifetime Fitness Toyota Cup. He is now leading the series going into the last two events at LA and Dallas.
Great work Boom-Boom!!

Matt REED

Team Kiwami's Matt Reed makes cover of PSR Magazine.

2009 San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island

Matthew Reed earns Life Time victory!

Matt Reed outlegged Andy Potts and Greg Bennett in a 3-up sprint to take home a $21,000 check. Aussie Clayton Fettel and Andy Potts led out of the water, but by mile-10 of the bike Matt Reed, Paul Matthews, and Greg Bennett bridged to make it a loose (no-draft) group of 5. Bennett's put his four bike-mates under pressure, and he entered T2 with only Reed in tow. Reed, nearly unbeatable these days on the run, moved to the front immediately, and established a :06 lead at mile-1.
"I've been working a lot on my sprint, doing 200 meter intervals in 28 seconds," said Reed of his sprint speed, which one might think an unnecessary skill in the sport of triathlon. But considering the spate of 3-up sprint finishes in recent big races, maybe the men ought to be out on the track one day a week, training with the 800 meter runners.
Well done Matty and thanks again for another impressive victory!

Kyle LETO wins Elite Race At Sillicon Valley Oly.

I did the Silicon Valley Olympic Distance triathlon this past weekend on June 21st and I wanted to give you an update on how the race went.  This was my first race as an elite and there were several other elite triathletes at this race.  The race was a 1250 meter swim, a 40km bike, and an 11.8km run.  The race was supposed to have a 10k run but the course was changed at the last minute and was measured incorrectly.  The bike course was mostly flat with a head wind for the first half and a decent tail wind for the second.  There was a one mile hill about halfway through the course.  I finished the race 1st overall by 4:00 in the elite division.  I was first out of the water in a time of 15:06, had the     fastest bike split of 58:02, and the fastest run split of 40:33.   My overall time was a 1:56.29.  My next race will be the San Francisco Triathlon on Treasure Island which is an ITU Continental Cup race and will be my first ITU style race.  I raced using my new Kiwami Amphibian and it was great.  It fit really well and I look forward to using it in my upcoming races.

Kyle Leto

Russia's Dmitry Polyansky beat Javier Gómez, the 2008 world champion, in a very tight sprint finish at the weekend's Pontevedra ITU Triathlon Premium European Cup race in Spain. Third place went to Switzerland's Sven Riederer, the 2004 Athens Olympic Games bronze medallist. Gómez looked to be running to his second Pontevedra victory having broken away on the bike, but Polyansky caught him 400 metres before the finish line and then managed to out kick the spaniard to take the win.In the women’s race, Radka Vodickova from the Czech Republic shared the podium with Svenja Bazlen (Germany) and Olga Dmitrieva (Russia).

USA’s Matty Reed wins Pan American Champs... on the run!

Reed set up the win from the gun. Exiting the swim in second, Boulder’s own Matty Reed drove to the front on the bike and the lead pack of 7 quickly established a solid 2 min. plus lead. Reed’s power on the bike today was second to his fast run. Reed was first into and out of T2, and opened up a 30 plus second lead on Hunter Kemper. With quite a long celebratory finish, Reed won handily over Kemper. Tim O’Donnell rounded out the podium for 3rd.

“I am working hard in training and took no taper for this race. I felt good and strong today” Reed stated after the race. “I am proud to win the Pan Am Champs for the USA!”

Winning his first two races of the season, Reed then suffered a flat in the lead at St. Anthony’s Triathlon two weeks ago, in his attempt to win the race a remarkable 3rd time.  This win puts Reed back on the winning track as he head to Madrid World Cup at the month’s end and then to the Rev3 half-ironman in early June.

“I am to win and get back to my winning ways,” said Reed. “The season is underway and I am enjoying racing. I just gotta keep the momentum going an d the hard work really starts now in training.”

Finally, Daniel Lee Chi Wo (HKG) , from Team Kiwami, won the Subi Bay triathlon in the Philippines in a continental cup where lots of asian triathletes were competing: weel done Daniel!

4 May 2009:Team Kiwami weekend results.

Team Kiwami athletes were racing with in numbers this weekend around the world. There were no wins, but some very impressive performances and a lot of promise for the season to come.
Russian national team athletes Dmitry Polyanski and Alexander Brukhankov lead the way in the Russain Amphiibian 008 suits at the first round of the new ITU World Championship Series. After leading the swim, they broke away together from the main pack in the last 10km of the bike to begin the run with a 30sec advantage. They then held off the chasers for 7.5km on the run before being caught by a small bunch of 4. Brukhankov dropped off the pace by Polyanski stayed at the front, continuing to push the pace which forced Gemmell (NZL) to drop off the pace. He then began the final sprint for gold but was left with 3rd place behind Docherty (NZL) and Kahlefeldt (AUS) who finished 1and and 2nd respectively in an impressive photo finish.
Brukhankov held on strong for 7th and Tim Don wearing his special Asics UK - Kiwami trisuit was 9th.

In the women’s race Vendula Frintova (CZE) showed impressive form for the first race of the season, finishing 9th, in her Czech Republic Wahina Max, and Laren Groves confirmed her good form after Ishigaki last week to finish 10th in her Amphibian 008.

On the other side of the Pacific at Wildflower (USA) Jordan Rapp had a strong all round performance to take 4th in the 70.3 race and Kenneth Rakestraw of UC Berkelely was 2nd in the Olympic distance event.

Weekend Results 04/05/2009

ITU World Championship Series, Round 1, Tongyeong (KOR)
1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run

Men
1. Bevan Docherty (NZL)
2. Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS)
3. Dmitry Polyansky (RUS)
7. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS)
9. Tim Don, Asics UK (GBR)
11. Yulian Malyshev (RUS)
15. Cedric Fleureton (FRA)
20. Filip Ospaly (CZE)
23. Igor Sysoev (RUS)
35. Matt Reed (USA)
36. Andreas Giglmayr (AUT)
37. Piotr Grzegorzek (POL)
40. Jan Celustka (CZE)
44. Hendrik De Villiers (RSA)
47. Marek Jaskolka (POL)
53. Daniel Lee Chi Wo (HKG)
56. Premysl Svarc (CZE)

Women
1. Emma Snowsill (AUS) 2:02:42
2. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 2:02:52
3. Juri Ide (JPN) 2:03:30
9. Vendula Frintova (CZE) 2:04:26
10. Lauren Groves (CAN) 2:04:27
14. Helen Jenkins, Asics UK (GBR)
15. Jodie Swallow, Asics UK (GBR)
19. Nicky Samuels (NZL)
20. Maia Czesnik (POL)


Wildflower (USA)
70.3 Men’s race
1. Andy Potts (USA)
2. Eneko Llanos (ESP)
3. Reinaldo Colucci's (BRA)
4. Jordan Rapp (USA)

Olympic distance Men’s race
1. Kyle Leto (UC Davis)
2. Kenneth Rakestraw (UC Berkeley)
3. Matt Shryrock, (University of Montana)
7. Craig Fellers, (UC Berkeley)

27 April 2009:Vasiliev bothers shine in Ishigaki

Team Kiwami’s Ivan and Denis Vasiliev of Russia shined this weekend in their first race of 2009 at the ITU Ishigaki (Japan) World Cup, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively. The race won for the 5th time by Australia’s Courtney Atkinson, hot on the heels of his victory at the Mooloolaba World Cup three weeks ago.

The Vasiliev brothers racing in their Kiwami Amphibian 008 suits led the swim and continued to apply the pressure on the bike, creating a 6 man break away pack. The 6 athletes began the run with a 3min advantage on the chasing pack. Younger brother Denis, racing in the first World Cup race of his career, stayed with Atkinson for the first lap of the run before dropping back to 3rd place behind Ivan. “I’m so happy, today was great, we raced really well and this is an excellent start to the year,” said Ivan. “I’m really pleased for my brother, Denis, I haven’t seen such a strong performance for someone in their first world cup; he was brilliant.” Denis added “I never expected to take a medal in my first world cup; it’s a bit of a dream.”

In the Women’s race Team Kiwami also had 2 athletes in the top 10 with new member Lauren Groves of Canada finished a strong 5th place for her first race of 2009 wearing and Amphibian 008 suit, and Nicky Samuels (NZL) 8th in her Wahina Max.

At the St Anthony’s International Triathon in Florida, USA, Matt Reed didn’t have lady luck on his side. After a strong swim in his Torpedo - leading out of the water 11 sec in front of renowned swimmer Andy Potts – Matt blazed to a 1min 30sec lead 10miles into the bike before being forced out of the race with a blown tire.

Matt, Ivan, Denis, Lauren and Nicky all now head to Tongyeong, South Korea, for the first round of the new ITU World Championship Series.

Team Kiwami athletes out in force this weekend

This weekend marks the opening of the triathlon for ITU and north American athletes with the ITU Ishigaki World Cup in Japan and the St Anthony’s International Triathlon in St Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Team Kiwami athletes will be out in force showing their early season form.
Heading the list at St Anthony’s is Matt Reed (USA), who is chasing his 3rd successive win hot on the heals of impressive wins at Miami, FL and Oceanside, CA in the last month. He is joined in the means field by talented up-and-comer Andrew Yoder (USA). In the women’s field look out for Brooke Davison (USA) who has turned pro for 2009 after sweeping everything in her path in the amateur ranks in 2009, beating most of the pro women in the process! She’s joined by Canadian 70.3 specialist Cynthia Wilson, renowned for being especially strong on the bike.

Another athlete who isn’t afraid to show her prowess on the bike is Nicky Samuels (NZL), who will be one of the women’s favorites at the Ishigaki World Cup. Nicky is joined by 2008 Olympian and new Team Kiwami member Lauren Groves (CAN) and Tania Mak who is park of the Hong Kong team that is outfitted by Kiwami. In the men’s field at Ishigaki look out for Russian brothers Ivan and Denis Vassiliev to lead out of the water the swim and continue attacking on the bike and run. Other men to look out for at Ishigaki are in the race are Andreas Giglmayr (AUT), and Hong Kong teammates Daniel Lee Chi Wo and Dickson Tam.
Good luck everyone!!
Stay tuned for results Monday…

Team Kiwami athletes competing this weekend include:

Ishigaki, Japan, Triathlon World Cup
Lauren Groves (CAN)
Tania Mak (HKG)
Nicky Samuels (NZL)
Andreas Giglmayr (AUT)
Daniel Lee Chi Wo (HKG)
Denis Vasiliev (RUS)
Ivan Vasiliev (RUS)


St Anthony’s, Florida, International Triathlon
Cynthia Wilson (CAN)
Brooke Davison (USA)
Matt Reed (USA)
Andrew Yoder (USA)