ylon-a® is a brand founded by Theo-Patrick Fourcade, a French athlete who became world champion and double world record holder in the 100-meter speed apnea event. A former member of the French national teams and later of the Hong Kong team, he spent most of his life in the water—traveling, training, and sharing the same passion as this unique community of swimmers, freedivers, and lovers of pure hydrodynamic movement.
Throughout his journey, one conviction became clear: water creates a language. A way of being, breathing, and focusing that belongs to those who truly live within this element. The pleasure of a precise gesture, the fluidity of a movement, the simplicity of a body in harmony with the environment… all of this forms a culture of its own. This is the culture he sought to embody in a single identity: ylon-a®.
The name “ylon” means “aquatic inspiration” to him: the moment when movement becomes self-evident, when technique, body, and water naturally fall into place. A second breath—rare and precious—that goes beyond performance alone.
Since the early 2000s, ylon-a® products have been circulating in pools and clubs around the world. The brand spread organically among insiders, carried by those who recognized in its lines and its story a shared sensibility.
ylon-a® speaks to those who seek more than equipment: those who seek a true sensation—a functional simplicity that lets technique express itself freely.
It is in this spirit that Theo-Patrick Fourcade forged the signature french aqua-design: equipment and accessories designed by a world champion, for all athletes.
ylon-a® is a registered trademark operated by CheckpointCharlie-ltd, a company based in Hong Kong.All commercial, administrative and financial operations are fully managed from Hong Kong.
Logistics activities — including order processing and shipping — may be handled from various international warehouses.