Mako Men's B-First Wetsuit

Mako Men's 2015 B-First Wetsuit

The B-First is the bench-mark in terms of comfort and performance. It was a 220 magazine Editor’s choice and was awarded the Triathlon Plus Gold Award following their wetsuit group test in 2013.

The cut is perfectly adjusted to the body and allows breath-taking liberty of movement and speed. The aim of the B-First is to provide balanced, neutral bouyancy.for swimmers who prefer a natural position in the water and is particularly adapted to those who have a strong leg kick. Every modication and element of the suit has been validated by exhaustive testing by triathletes of all levels and in all types of swims. This product is the wetsuit of choice of Nicola Spirig (Olympic Gold Medallst).

Available in women’s and men’s specific cuts.

Neck :The neck is cut low from 1.5mm Yamamoto 40 SCS Nano néoprène to avoid skin irritations and uncomfortable compression.

Arms and shoulders :Molded from the supplest neoprene outer (1.5 mm Yamamoto 40 SCS Nano) and stretchiest jersey inner in the world, the cut allows complete freedom of movement and reduces muscle fatigue to a minimum.

Shark Skin Forearm grip:Allows better mastery of your arm movement and an improved «feel» for the water.

Wrists:High-cut wrists makes for extra-fast transitions. Silicone joint to minimise water entry.

Body, Thighs and Back:5mm Yamamoto 39 SCS Nano neoprene. The invisible zip down the back means better hydrodynamics, less water entry.

Lower leg:3mm ( Yamamoto 39 SCS Nano) and ultra supple, the foot opening

is cut high for lightning transitions.

Jersey:Lycra inner jersey for greater comfort and lightening-fast transitions.

Mako Founder

After racing triathlons for 10 years and having tried and tested I don't know how many wetsuits from all the major brands, I realised that the only way to find a product that would completely satisfy me would to be to create it myself ! I knew what I wanted but I couldn't find it among what was on the market : too tight here, too large elsewhere, too fragile, not supple enough So an idea seeded itself in my head and slowly germinated until I decided to jump into the deep end !

My objective was to create something completely new. To do that I had to go off the beaten track and try not to be influenced by the products that were already available. Thats why I didnt use any existing patterns, I wanted to create my wetsuit from A to Z . To do that I asked as many triathletes who were willing to help as possible to fill out a sizing chart which I then used to make my first prototypes.

The arrival of the first prototype was an important step forwards... The project was coming together little by little...

Thanks to the network of friends in triathlon that I had built up over my years of racing, I was able to have this first try tested by a wide panel of people, from beginners to international athletes. The prototype then underwent numerous modifications following the feedback from the athletes and from what I could see once the wetsuit was in action !

During a test with Carole Péon I met Jessica Harrison. We immediately hit it off and our first conversations about the project were very interesting. We have the same vision but with very different, and complementary, skills, which is invaluable for the long-term development of the product and Mako brand.

After over a year of field testing and fine-tuning I started selling my first Mako wetsuits at the beginning of 2009.

Since then Jessica has joined me working on the project, especially on the graphic and design side of things.

The Mako brand continues to grow and our goal is to continually evolve our products and create new ones. With always the same will to start from scratch and rethink the product to obtain the best possible result and give complete satifaction to the user, whether hes a beginner or an international athlete. »

Jérémie Chapon 
Founder of Mako

Mako Brand

Mako [ma:keu] n,pl makos (lat. Isurus Oxyrinchus) or mackerel shark : shark belonging to the same family as the great white sharks (Lamnidae). Exceptionally fast, it is reknowned for its extremely fast swim speeds (up to 100 km/h) that enable it to jump up to 9m in the air  [not that Triathletes will need to jump that high:) ]