What are the benefits of the arena Powerskin Carbon Air²?

At arena we are continually trialling and testing and working with athletes to make sure that our swimmers have access to the best technology and innovation. We are now ready to take some of those learnings from that process and apply them into our Carbon Air technology. So we’re really proud today to show you our latest innovation: Carbon Air2. As the name suggests we have multiplied the technology and enhanced the original concept of Carbon Air, which was lightness, simplicity and freedom of movement. Firstly, the suit is constructed with the same woven carbon fabric, which has got carbon bands running on the horizontal, providing really good compression but at the same time freedom of movement. Secondly, we have applied our Powerskin one-piece technology into the suit, where the suit is constructed using one single panel piece of fabric. That panel piece is wrapped around the body and is closed at the back of the suit with a single bonded seam. There are no seams or taping on the outside of the suit, which may provide or may apply localised pressure points, really allowing the suit to be very flexible. It also makes the suit a lot easier to get on and providing great freedom of movement. Secondly, we have re-engineered the internal lining structure of the suit. We have reduced the amount of lining that is used, now we have three separate pieces of lining on the inside of the suit. That three-piece construction also provides in the women’s suit with more stretch in