When performance counts…pools choose Anti Wave equipment.
Anti Wave are the original specialists in complete pool fit-outs for top performance competition and training aquatic facilities around the world.
Anti Wave is proud to be an Australian family run company, with a global reach – providing our top performance aquatic technologies around the world via a global network of Authorised Licensees and Distributers.
Our range of products are the result of over 50 years of world leading product innovation, development and supply around the world.
Anti Wave products are designed and tested in Australia and produced to the highest specifications to withstand the harsh climates and conditions found on many pools around the world.
The Anti Wave Story:
Anti Wave Founder Anti Kajlich:
Anti Wave Founder, Anton (Anti) Kajlich, grew up in the small Spa town of Piestany, now Slovakia – renowned for its aquatic sports – with river, pools and thermal spas hosting a range of aquatic activities and renowned in the region as a centre for healing and rejuvenation. As a young man he grew up with a love of Polo, going on to be selected as Goalie for the Czechoslovakia National Polo team 1962-1967, his team becoming Czechoslovakian Club Champions in 1965. Notably, he also played as honorary Goalie for the Cuban Water Polo team in 1964, while visiting Cuba with his Czech national team for training and competitions that year!
With a brilliant and ambitious mind, far too restricted under the severe Iron curtain of communist Czechoslovakia, using an Austrian Polo competition as his cover, Anti then defected from the Communist regime bound for the United States in 1967. He studied Chemical Engineering at University of California Berkley, gaining the University’s first sports scholarship for Water Polo, and going on to be selected for the ‘All American’ Team as Goalie in 1967.
Drawing on his Engineering experience, while playing Goalie in Polo competitions in the US, Anti saw an opportunity for the production of Water Polo Goals and Swimming Racing Lanes to serve these sports. He produced in his Garage what became the Munich 1972 Olympic model of the ‘Anti Goal’. The successful Polo Goal was then Patented in 1974, with the Goal quickly becoming the best selling goal in the USA and beyond. Fast forward to today, the Anti range of goals are the best selling most widely distributed Goals in history.
His uniquely designed, top performance ‘Anti Wave’ Racing Lanes were equally a success, first produced in 1973 and selected for the 1975 1st World Swimming Championships in Cali, Colombia. The newly designed racing lanes were a vast improvement on prior models, featuring superior wave minimisation properties and highly durable design elements. As a result ‘Anti Wave Racing Lanes’ quickly became the world standard for advanced top performance aquatic facilities the world over.
Anti met his wife, Fran, in California in 1973. The couple married soon after, and they established ‘Anti Wave USA’ – with production of the popular Anti Wave Racing Lanes, Anti Goals and other key items and distribution across the USA.
Over the subsequent years the couple worked hard to develop the business and in 1981, in the midst of US cold war escalation, searching for a safe and healthy place to raise a family, the couple moved to Brisbane, Australia. Anti established the long term headquarters for Anti Wave’s global operations in Brisbane Australia. Anti and his wife Fran remain married for over 50 years, continuing to live in Brisbane, Australia – raising three kids and enjoying the healthy Aussie lifestyle and family environment.
Over the subsequent years, Anti worked tirelessly to build the Anti Wave brand, known and loved in over 150 Countries around the world. Producing Racing Lanes, Starting Blocks, Polo Goals, Pool Gratings, StoReels and a whole host of other product needed by aquatic facilities. The products were made to be durable, uniquely designed and with the best possible price and availability. The same principles that Anti Wave continues to present to its loyal global customers today.
The rest, as they say, is history, and Anti Wave is now the world premiere aquatic equipment designer and innovator, and Anti Wave equipment exported to over 150 Countries since 1972!
Masters Polo Champion:
Today Anti continues to play FINA Masters 80+ Polo, securing a Gold Medal at the FINA World Cup Masters competition in Montreal in 2014 with his team the ‘Golden Oldies,’ and his team gaining a Silver Medal at the 2017 FINA World Masters Championship – with the oldest age group in the competition’s history of +70 age group in Budapest. He remains firmly committed to his sport, his polo mates world wide, and long time service to the aquatics industry.
Anti Kajlich Masters Cup:
Anti’s long time polo mate and fellow Slovak, Mr Josef Cifra founded in 2001 the ‘Anti Kajlich Masters Cup’ in his beloved hometown of Piestany, Slovakia. The competition is now in its 24th consecutive year – with Masters players coming from around the world to join in for a game of polo with mates, a beer and a thermal spa and some good food afterwards.
Anti has played for teams and clubs in Havana, Bratislava, Prague, Munich, Vienna, Kranj, Budapest, San Fransico, Los Angeles, Seattle, Medellin, Brisbane and Wellington NZ.
October 2023 SwimSwam Article – Anti Kajlich Master’s Cup, Piestany Slovakia. Click here
Anti Wave – New Generation:
Today, Anti Wave continues on the rich tradition of innovation and performance under the guidance of Anti’s son Anton – with a renewed focus on product innovation and development and increasing the global availability and distribution of all products.
An accomplished Australian Youth Polo Goalie in his heyday, Anton Jnr (43) brings over 25 years of direct experience in the aquatics industry around the world. Literally growing up in the aquatics world, Anton was exposed from a young age to all aspects of the family business, and after a few years working in other professional fields, he returned to work full time with Anti in 2014. Since then, Anti and Anton have worked tirelessly together in service of the global aquatics industry, and Anton has ‘earned his stripes’; now leading Anti Wave with immense pride – honoured to be able to continue the Anti Wave legacy.
With an extensive knowledge of the global aquatics sector, Anton has driven the development of both new product innovations as well as increased Global Licensed production and distribution of Anti Wave equipment, with Licensed Production of Anti Wave equipment in 9 Countries and Authorised Distribution arrangements on every continent.
Anti Wave has continued its rich history of world leading product innovation with the development of recent successful product innovations such as the industry leading Australian made ‘Global Anti Goal’ model, exported to 65 countries since release in 2021. A global favourite – and helping to bring the game of water polo to new locations and regions around the world – from Mongolia to Mumbai! Also a favourite of top Clubs and competitions in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas and on!
Global Anti Goal Info: Click here
Anton Kajlich says:
“The Anti Wave story and company history is based on continual ground level innovation and product development based on direct feedback from global athletes and teams.
We work tirelessly towards achieving the best possible product with the best possible global availability and service for all clubs and pools – from the smallest facilities – right up to key international events; we continue that history today with a diverse range of new products and ongoing research and development activities to keep Anti Wave at the forefront of design and innovation in the sector.
The needs of all clubs, facilities and athletes are always in the front and centre of our minds in all that we do, and as athletes ourselves, we proudly maintain strong connections to ground level swim and polo teams, clubs and pools around the world; the original incubators of so much swim and polo global talent, which are often forgotten and completely overlooked by the larger contemporary aquatics organisations.’
Anti Wave is the worlds leading producer, and key innovator of Swimming Racing Lanes, Polo Goals, Polo Fields, Polo Competition Referee Walkways and Polo Ball Starting Devices, as well as Competition and Training Swimming Starting blocks, and also providing a wide range of Innovative Pool Deck, Pool Management and Pool programming products.
The Anti Wave Story (Link to SwimSwam Article Feb 2021):
The Anti Wave MAXI Swimming Racing lanes were designed originally for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, where they contributed to one of the ‘fastest pools’ in competition history. The Anti Wave MAXI Racing Lanes have undergone continual and significant design improvements since their inception, and Anti Wave Racing Lanes continue to prove themselves as the worlds most popular top performance competition & training swimming racing lane system, with the widest global availability of any Lane maker today.
The latest models of the Anti Wave MIDI and MAXI Swimming Racing Lanes lead the world in their sophisticated innovative wave minimising design, highest quality materials and production, and unmatched world wide availability and selection in top performance pools and aquatic facilities around the world include FINA/WA and equivalent competitions (Above 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials – World Aquatics compliant feeder event).
The Global Anti Goal provides all clubs and pool around the world with a top quality premium full sized Polo Goal. Made in Australia, and shipped globally door to door by discount Air Courier direct to clubs and pools. So far the Global Anti Goal has been shipped to 65 Countries and has quickly become a global favourite for training and competition facilities alike.
The Global Anti Goal was featured at the 2024 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics in Irvine California, USA. Also selected by top clubs and facilities in Europe, Australia, Asia, the Gulf and beyond – now exported from Australia to 65 Countries!
Product Innovation & Availability:
Anti Wave’s continual focus on innovation and product development keeps Anti Wave at the front of the pack when it comes to design, function and product quality.
We continue to extend both our product range and innovations, and also our increased product availability and distribution around the world, for all clubs and pools to enjoy.
Anti Wave – We know Water Polo:
Since the selection of the original model of the Anti Goal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Anti Wave has been at the forefront of the development and innovation of top performance polo equipment and supply around the world.
The Anti Goal, available today as the Anti Pro Goal and SNR/JNR Folding Goal models, has undergone continual updates and improvements since its initial development. We work closely with top teams around the world to ensure that each and every polo product is not only best in class, but exceeds the expectations and needs for the Polo community.
The Anti Pro Goal was recently selected for FINA/WA World Cup events, Commonwealth Games facilities, South East Asian Games competition and training facilities, and other top national and international events and facilities.
Apart from top national and international facilities, the Anti & SNR/JNR Goals can also be found installed at top school and club Polo facilities across Australia, and indeed the world. To date the Anti Goal is the longest and best selling Polo Goal in the world, exported to over 70 countries since 1972.
Anti Pro Goal 1080 has been also selected for top European Polo Clubs and National Level Competitions such as Roma Nuoto Club, Italy (see above image), as well as FIN and LEN Competitions.
Anti Wave products are designed and tested in Australia and produced to withstand the harsh climate and conditions found in many pools around the world.
Aquatic sports are very close to our heart at Anti Wave, given our long history providing top equipment, and our own close involvement in the sport of Water Polo since the 1960’s.
We work closely with top swimming and water polo coaches, athletes and facilities for research and development to stay ahead of the game in product innovation and development.
With our long history in the provision of top performance aquatic sports, leisure, and pool programming product design and manufacture, Anti Wave is well positioned to meet the needs of a dynamic and exciting industry
Aquatic sports are very close to our heart at Anti Wave, given our long history designing and producing top aquatics equipment, and our own close involvement in the sport of Water Polo since the 1960’s.
Anti Wave has over 50 years experience in outfitting top performance aquatic venues around the world with competition swimming, water polo and pool deck and pool programming equipment.
Anti Wave supplied Lanes and polo equipment to the Munich 1972 Olympic Venue as well as the 1st World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia in 1975.
Anti Wave Performance Swimming Racing Lanes were first patented in 1975 and used in the first World Swimming Championship in the same year. Since then Anti Wave products have continued to set the standard around the world for product quality and design and innovation.
We work closely with top swimming and water polo coaches and athletes for continual research and development to stay ahead of the pack when it comes to product development and innovation.
Fast forward to today, and Anti Wave continues to be the preferred equipment supplier to major event facilities around the world, as well as top national, regional and local facilities in over 150 countries.
From Munich 1972 Olympic Games to Beijing 2008 Olympics and on to 2019 FINA Water Polo World Cup New Zealand, 2020 FINA World Junior Men’s Water Polo Championships Kuwait, 2023 FINA South East Asian Games , 2024 USA Water Polo JNR Olympics, 2024 Australian Swimming Championships, 2023 & 2024 FIN Coppa Italia and more.
With our long history in the provision of top performance aquatic sports, leisure, and pool programming product design and manufacture, Anti Wave is well positioned to meet the needs of a dynamic and exciting industry.
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