Speedo Review | Product Specs, Price And How It Compares

Speedo is the world's best-known brand when it comes to both indoor and outdoor water sports and athletics. The company has been known for over 100 years to be the leader in aqua gear innovations. From materials to style and functional design, Speedo helps its customers achieve their athletic goals in comfort and style. The brand has a huge line of watersport-based gear for both athletes and recreational users.      Speedo is probably best known for its lines of men's and women's racing and athletic bathing suits and they have dominated the market for as long as the brand has been around. With the rising popularity of canyoning and other outdoor sports which require shoes and even more recently the interest in underwater athletics like weightlifting, yoga and even spinning, Speedo's innovative product development team has once again taken up the charge to create gear that will help both athletes and recreational enthusiasts perform their best with comfort and safety in mind. Enter: the newest line of water shoes and the Fathom AQ.    

For this product review, we will be focusing on the new Speedo Women's Fathom AQ water shoes and comparing it with, the Women's Hybrid Watercross, the Women's Zipwalker 4.0 and the Women's Tidal Cruiser. We will look at the product specs for each product, the pricing differences, pros and cons and how each item compares to other current Speedo water shoes on the market. This review will also serve to give some info on these other models so that our readers can make informed decisions about which water shoe to purchase for their needs.

The Speedo Women's Fathom AQ water shoe is the newest water shoe to hit the market designed specifically for high-intensity aquatic workouts. With its minimal design, the Fathom AQ is lightweight, and molds to the foot with knit construction that gives the feeling of bare feet both in and out of the water. It has state-of-the-art drainage technology in the sole to minimize water absorption and drying time while the H2 Grip outsole maximizes traction in the pool and on the deck.

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the new Women's Fathom AQ and the other models:

We chose the following models to do a more in-depth comparison of the Speedo Women's Fathom AQ so that customers can get a better idea of the Fathom's capabilities and how they stack up to individual needs for athletics, outdoor sport, recreation and, of course, performance in water. While difficult to fully compare because the Fathom AQ is so specialized, we chose the closest matches both to look at the Fathom AQ and to help consumers make an educated choice based on their water shoe needs.

Speedo's line of water shoes seems really to encompass a wide range of activity needs. The focus of this review was the newest addition to the line, the Fathom AQ. This water shoe is designed for a specific purpose as a shoe which can be used for high-intensity workouts both in and out of water. As this is a burgeoning trend in the fitness world, Speedo's design of the shoe ensures that the brand will be ahead of the game when it comes to all water sports.

Comparing to some other models of Speedo's water shoe line, we found that the Fathom AQ is pricier than some other models, but it seems worth it due to its high-performance specs. If buyers are looking for an all-around athletic shoe that can handle high-intensity workouts on land and all-terrain hiking and canyoning, we found that the Hybrid Watercross is still a solid bet but may not be as good in the water for long periods like the Fathom AQ.

For water shoes which have great general capabilities and are more economical than Fathom AQ and the Hybrid Watercross, the Zipwalker 4.0 and the Tidal Cruiser are good solid shoes for rocky terrain like tidepools or for wearing in rocky-bottomed water bodies. With the added bonus of being the highest rated for comfort and the least expensive option, the Tidal Cruiser looks like a winner for vacations and water parks.

With the addition of the Fathom AQ to Speedo's line of water shoes, it seems the brand now has a full gallery of options for customers to choose. From elite athletes pioneering underwater fitness to outdoor fanatics to the casual beach goer, Speedo once again seems to have the watersports world covered, or at least their feet.