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2. O'Neill (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Jack O'Neill was one of the originators of the use of neoprene for wetsuits. [2] [3] [4] O'Neill was a pioneering retailer of surfwear [3] and also sells lifestyle apparel and snow sports-related apparel. In May 2007 the ownership of the brand was sold to Sisco Textiles N.V., a holding company headquartered in Luxembourg.

3. Wetsuit - Wikipedia

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   A wetsuit is normally specified in terms of its thickness and style. For instance, a wetsuit with a torso thickness of 5 mm and a limb thickness of 3 mm will be described as a "5/3". With new technologies the neoprene is getting more flexible. Modern 4/3 wetsuits, for instance, may feel as flexible as a 3/2 of only a few years ago.

4. Body Glove - Wikipedia

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   Body Glove is an American brand of watersports apparel and accessories that was founded in 1953 by twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell.The brothers are often credited [by whom?] [weasel words] with inventing the first practical wetsuit in the early 1950s at the back of their Redondo Beach, California surf shop, Dive N' Surf.

5. Hockey sock - Wikipedia

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   Hockey socks are ankle-to-thigh garments worn over protective gear by ice hockey players. They are form-fitting , and traditionally made of a cotton or synthetic rib-knit fabric. Experiments have been made with a lightweight fabric sock, of material similar to that used in hockey jerseys , and most recently (mid-2000s) with a streamlined ...

6. Dry suit - Wikipedia

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   The dry suit is a form of exposure suit, a garment worn to protect the user from adverse environmental conditions.The two most common purposes are to insulate the wearer against excessive heat loss, and to isolate the wearer from direct contact with a liquid environment during immersion or repeated multi-directional contact with bulk liquids or spray.