June 5, 2006 The wetsuit was invented in 1951 by UC Berkeley physicist Hugh Bradner to help the U.S. Navy’s “underwater swimmers” who were experiencing difficulties thanks to the advent of the Self ...

Jack O’Neill, the founder of the first and most successful surfing wet-suit company in the world, has long had the financial means to live anywhere he wants. Yet the well-traveled inventor, ...

Wet-Suit is a classic character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero franchise, who was introduced in 1986 as the team's elite Navy SEAL. His real name is Brian M. Forrest, and he's originally from ...

Patagonia has always been a company with one foot in the mountains and one in the sea — climbing and skiing one day, surfing and paddling the next. When they introduced wetsuits to their lineup a few ...

A dozen miles from the Pacific Ocean, at California State University in San Marcos, surfers paddle against a current in a temperature-controlled tank. The flume pool is part of the university’s Surf ...

Gabriela Aoun is a writer, editor and producer based in Encinitas, California. She spends most of her outdoor time surfing but can also be found hiking and camping with her two dogs. New perk: Easily ...