Established in Genoa, Italy in 1998, Aqua Sphere was launched by Aqua Lung, the world's leader in scuba diving and snorkelling equipment. Today, with a global footprint in over 60 countries, Aqua Sphere is the premier swimming equipment manufacturer for fitness and recreational swimming, aquatic exercise and triathlons. Aqua Sphere is dedicated to meeting the needs of everyday swimmers who enjoy swimming at a variety of levels and for a variety of reasons: fun, fitness, stress relief and more. for Aqua Sphere, people are true swimmers not because of how or why they swim, but because they do swim. With swimmers in mind, Aqua Sphere developed an innovative range of premium products, including eye protection, triathlon wetsuits, footwear and fitness and training accessories. in 2014, Aqua Sphere entered into a partnership with Michael Phelps, the world's most decorated Olympian. Designed and distributed by Aqua Sphere, the MP Michael Phelps brand provides elite competitive swimming products and the Michael Phelps swim Method brand provides products to help children learn to swim.