One of my favourite things about the HUUB Archimedes II is the exploding (‘breakaway’) zipper – a great piece of innovation which made for some quick transitions. On reflection, I think I would have been better suited to a 4:4 suit (for those with a horizontal body position), and would suggest that to get the most benefit from your HUUB suit that you fully consider which option best matches your swimming position. The idea here is that if you have a tendency for your legs to drop in the water the 5mm lower body materials (paired with the 3mm in the upper body) will help you keep a good body position in the water. I understand this to be in effect supporting your core muscles to reduce any snaking.Īlthough difficult to judge how effective this is, my body position felt good in the suit and my swim times were (for me) sharp. The next piece of tech stuffed into the Archimedes II is what HUUB calls the X-O skeleton which is designed to improve control/body position to increase efficiency. It is hard to quantify the impact of the above, but I did notice, for example, that my calves felt less restricted and I didn’t experience any cramping (which I have done in some other suits). The theory behind both the Calf Release™ and the Bicep Release™ is to allow the muscles to be less inhibited/restricted to improve the efficiency in your kick as well as your arm recovery and catch phase. You think HUUB and – after thinking Brownlee – you think black suit with red biceps and calves (although limited edition suits are available with different colours). Unfortunately, although thinner neoprene means greater flexibility, it can also increase the likelihood of a snag/nick when putting on the suit if you’re not careful (see below). I found the Archimedes II to be very supple around the shoulders and this was particularly noticeable after longer open water sessions where my arms continued to feel relatively fresh at stages when they often start to feel very fatigued in less flexible suits. The cut of the neck is comfortable, high enough to control water ingress but not so high that it causes irritation or is overly restrictive. HUUB says that to improve the flexibility in the shoulders and arms it reduced the thickness of the neoprene used for the side panels and around both the back and shoulders by 25%. The Archimedes II aims to achieve this by packing a suit full of innovative tech. HUUB’s original raison d’etre was: “to deliver the fastest wetsuit, with the feeling of not wearing a wetsuit.” Quite an aspiration. As its name suggests, the HUUB Archimedes II is the second iteration of the Derby based company’s Archimedes wetsuit ( first released in 2012).įor the last few seasons, thanks to Ricard Varga, the Archimedes II has been at the front of the vast majority of ITU racing, but its real success has been its popularity with age-group racing at all levels.
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