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= Swift Racing =

Swift Racing (company name Swift International Limited) is a manufacturer of boats, parts and accessories. Today they produce fine rowing boats for inland racing, coastal rowing boats, leisure rowing boats, dragon boats and kayaks, and sell their products through a network of around 40 distributors worldwide.

History
Swift Racing was established in 2002 by Swift International Limited as its product brand. The product range now includes fine rowing boats of most configurations (1x, 2x, 2-, 4x, 4+, 8+ and even 10+), coastal/offshore rowing boats (1x, 2x and 4x/+), para/adaptive boats, training rowing boats, cadet rowing boats, touring gigs, dragon boats, kayaks, oars, boat and oar racking, spare parts and accessories.

Manufacture
All Swift Racing boats are manufactured in a fully integrated factory based in Fuyang City, Zhejiang Province, China, using skilled craftsmen and industry-standard composite materials and production processes.

The boats are heat-cured under vacuum, using epoxy resins for maximum structural integrity and stiffness. All grades of boat use Nomex Honeycomb cores on the canvas decks and saxboards, and PVC for the seat deck and keel in order to provide additional stiffness whilst minimising overall weight. This is in order to meet FISA and other governing-body specifications and regulations.

Sandwich construction (an inner and outer skin, with a core in-between) is the favoured construction type in modern rowing boat construction, and the methods used by boatmakers throughout the industry are virtually identical: Carbon, Kevlar or Fibreglass cloths and a core material, such as Nomex honeycomb or Lantor Coremat, are treated with resin and then heat-cured under vacuum at high temperatures.

A core material such as Nomex Honeycomb is used to make a sandwich structure in order to increase hull thickness and strength while adding very little to overall weight. The thickness of a composite structure directly affects its performance, in particular its stiffness over its length, and its localised hardness. Lantor Coremat can also be used as an alternative core material, but because of its greater density, this results in a slightly heavier boat.

Lantor Coremat is also used. It provides an easier bonding surface than honeycomb, has better impact resistance, usually results in increased stiffness, and is easier to repair.

Sale and Distribution
Swift Racing products are available worldwide through a network of distributors:

Australia - Perfect Balance Rowing

China - Swift International Limited

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

France - Eurodiffusion

Hong Kong - Rowsport Asia Limited

Hungary

Japan - Swift Racing Japan LLC

Malaysia - AvironRacing

Netherlands - Waterline Equipment N.L.

New Zealand - Swift Coastal Boats NZ

Russia

South Korea - Two Cross Co Limited

Sri Lanka - Swift Racing Shells Sri Lanka

Switzerland - Swift Racing Switzerland

Thailand - RCAT Co. Limited

United Kingdom - Rowing Centre UK Limited

United States of America - Swift Racing US""