Deakin & Quiksilver drop in on next wave surfwear

09 Sep '11

4 min read

“Working with Quiksilver is also a real platform for Deakin to showcase its technology. We are now working with the world's largest surfing brand, which shows that Deakin is regarded highly in the area of materials engineering.”

Forty years ago Quiksilver recognised that a surfer's boardshorts, more than being a simple fashion statement, could play a part in good surfing. Since the company's inception, Quiksilver has been a world leader in performance boardshort technology, their shorts evolving through designs, fabrics, and now sports science, most recently with the release of the Xplosive Technology boardshort. Quiksilver “aims to awaken the spirit of surfing in everyone”.

The research will draw on the strengths of Deakin's Institute for Technology Research and Innovation in the development of textile, polymer and composite technologies. It is also expected that the University's expertise in other areas such as human movement and manufacturing optimisation will be used as the research and relationship grows over time.

The Deakin scientists and Quiksilver design team expect to see major gains in material and athletic performance as a result of their efforts.

“Surfing in particular takes place in a harsh environment, there is sun, UV, sand and saltwater, there is constant movement of the athlete; making materials perform better for better individual performance is definitely something we will be looking to achieve,” Dr Collins said.

Deakin University

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