Orca has announced today that it has re-signed current IRONMAN World Champion Sebastian Kienle for two more seasons. During Sebi’s three year relationship with Orca so far he has won the IM 70.3 World Champs, been the European Champion and is now the current IRONMAN World Champion.
At only 31 years of age, the future looks bright for the German pro triathlete. Orca’s General Manager Jon Coloma said, “Orca values long-term relationships with our athletes, so we are very happy to be able to continue our sponsorship with Sebi and look forward to seeing him continue to perform on the world stage.”
Within this sponsorship agreement, Kienle will continue to wear Orca’s race apparel, wetsuits, swimskins, swim apparel and goggles. Orca notes that it prioritizes sponsorships with athletes who’re not only performing on the race course, but who also have the technical ability to test and develop products and give valuable feedback.
Sebastian Kienle has been involved so far in the development of Orca’s new goggles range for 2016, as well as the just released RS1 Dream Kona suit, with which he won Kona wearing a prototype version last year.
“We are excited to continue our relationship with Sebastian,” says Orca’s Marketing Manager Raúl Casañas. “Not only because he is a high performance athlete achieving great things in the sport of triathlon, but also because of the expertise he brings to the product development side of our brand – we know his input will continue to help Orca innovate and create the most cutting edge triathlon gear.”
Sebastian Kienle will continue to be part of a varied and talented Team Orca, which includes the fastest US IRONMAN super-biker Andrew Starykowicz, former ITU World Champion Non Stanford, Current U23 World Champion Sophia Saller, National Italian Champion Alessandro Fabian, XTERRA Champion Roger Serrano and many others across the world.
Orca is ‘inspired by the open sea and its natural spirit of freedom.’ Founded in New Zealand but possessing a global outlook, Orca was created in 1992 because former triathlon champion Scott Unsworth was passionate about creating better, faster wetsuits than those on the market at the time.
That relentless desire to use cutting edge innovation to fuel performance remains with the company today.
The Orca brand is ‘inspired by the open sea and its natural spirit of freedom.’ Founded in New Zealand but with a global outlook, Orca was created in 1992 because former triathlon champion and brand founder Scott Unsworth was passionate about creating better, faster wetsuits than those on the market at the time.
That relentless desire to use cutting edge innovation to fuel the best performance remains with Orca today. The Orca name evokes the instinct and prowess of the powerful ruler of the oceans. Like the Orca whale, ‘our designs have always been organic, streamlined and in tune with nature.’
