NEW YORK, Dec 17 — Help the swimmer in your life get their New Year off to a healthy start with a selection of sleek and stylish swimming gifts for Christmas. Here we round up our pick of essential swim kit items to boost performance this holiday season.

Stella McCartney mesh-panelled swimsuit

With a supportive racer back and a lower cut leg for extra coverage, the Stella McCartney mesh-paneled swimsuit can be worn for water sports as well as swimming. A contemporary design in sleek black sculpting fabric and mesh panels also means it doesn’t sacrifice style for performance, ensuring you look just as good by the pool as in it.

US$255 (RM1,040)

Sweaty Betty Swim Cap

It might be essential, but a swim cap isn’t the most flattering swimming accessory. However, Sweaty Betty have managed to make the humble swim cap rather stylish in sleek silver. Made from a stretchy, soft, and durable silicone, it can be worn for triathlons as well as laps in the pool

US$12

Waterfi Swim Tracker

The recently released swim tracker from Waterfi is a must-have piece of tech for any swimming fan this Christmas. Designed to be worn on the back of the head and attached to goggles in order to track the whole body, the device will give swimmers an accurate record of strokes and lengths as well as data that swimmers themselves have asked for, such as breathing, rest times, calories burned, pace, stroke type, stroke distance, and distance swam.

US$129

Fastskin Elite Mirror Goggle

Speedo’s Fastskin Elite Mirror Goggle is the ultimate piece of kit to gift the swimmer in your life this Christmas. Designed for the world’s top athletes and approved by FINA, the goggle has been designed to minimize drag in the water for maximum speed when racing and training. Speedo’s most advanced goggle technology ever, IQfitTM, prevents annoying leaks with a secure but comfortable fit, while offering maximum peripheral vision.

US$64 — AFP-Relaxnews