Swimwear
You don’t need to be a fish to perform into water: just choose the right swimwear.
Long-lasting performance fit
XLANCE features a unique high performance fit thanks to its dosed elasticity which helps supporting the body and enhancing its movements. And this unique elasticity is long-lasting thanks to its inherent resistance to UV rays and sweat.
Chlorine
proof
XLANCE is extraordinarily resistant to chlorine thanks to its capacity to resist oxidative degradation. Upon exposure to swimming pool conditions, it retains its physical properties for hundreds of hours.
80% nylon
20% spandex
breakages
80% nylon
20% xlance®
no breakages
80% nylon
20% xlance®
no breakages
Images of competition garments containing either XLANCE or spandex after 5 months of swimwear test: XLANCE remains fully intact while spandex fiber is broken and fragmented by oxidative degradation.
- XLANCE
- SPANDEX
PA6-based warp-knitted fabrics containing either 20% XLANCE or 20% Spandex dipped in a 4-ppm-chlorine solution while under continuous dynamic stretch for over 200h.
Low microplastics release
SPANDEX
PA6-based warp-knitted fabrics containing either 20% XLANCE or 20% spandex exposed to a combination of sunscreens and sunlight (Xenotest – ISO 105-B02, for 200 hours) and manually stretched, to simulate a typical beachwear/outdoor use.
XLANCE
XLANCE microfiber release is negligible, whereas spandex yarn releases an average of 20 g of microfibers per kg of fabric.
XLANCE has no tendency for fragmentation and microfiber shedding, not even after exposure to harsh agents, weathering or ageing, thanks to its extreme chemical/physical resistance.
