The History of Oceanears...
O.E. Enterprises is a small business that produces high quality “Oceanears” underwater loudspeakers, underwater speakers, synchronized swimming sound systems, hydrophones, acoustic diver recall systems and U.S. Navy approved diver signaling devices. We are located in North Canton, Ohio and are proud to say our equipment is MADE IN AMERICA!
Oceanears was founded in 1991 and has quickly become the World Leader in underwater speakers and sound systems. Company Owner, Ed Harper, received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Ocean Engineering from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida in 1977. Ed had been involved in developing and designing acoustic transducers for use in U.S. Navy Programs prior to starting Oceanears in 1991.
Oceanears manufactures synchronized swimming sound systems for the synchro community around the world. We have supplied underwater speakers to the Russian Synchro Federation for three FINA Junior Worlds Synchronized Swimming Championships.
Oceanears DRS-8 speakers were used for the synchronized swimming events at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, the 2008 Beijing Games, and the 2016 Rio Games in Brazil.
Our DRS-8 speaker is the underwater speaker used in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab located at the Star City Cosmonaut Training Facility outside Moscow, Russia.
The DRS-8 is used at the Sonny Carter Astronaut Training Facility in Houston, Texas.
Our synchronized swimming sound system was used at the 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
If you are serious about Synchro, then you need an OCEANEARS Synchro Sound System >>>
Our passion for what we do has taken us to:
- 1996 ATLANTA Olympic Games
- 2008 BEIJING Olympic Games
- 2016 RIO de JANEIRO Olympic Games
- Proud Partner with the “Gold Medal winning” Russian Synchronised Swimming Federation and synchro teams around the World
- OFFICIAL SPONSOR and Synchro Sound System Supplier for 1997 and 2004 FINA Junior Synchro World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
- Sound System Supplier for FINA Junior Synchro World Championships in Indianapolis, IN in 2010.
- Proud supporter of HELLAS Synchro, China, Belarus, Korea, and Synchro-Peru.
- First ASUA Junior Pan American Synchro Championship Orlando, FL ~ Aug 2005.
- 2005 Synchronized Swimming Championships, San Diego, CA ~ July 2005.
- 2005 Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ June 2005.
- 2005 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Federal Way, WA ~ April 2005.
- Oceanears Products used at the L.E.N. 2005 European Synchro Cup Championship for synchronized swimming in Moscow, Russia in April 2005. Ed Harper is the Sound Manager for the Synchro Competition. Ed was invited to attend the championship by the the Russian Synchronized Swimming Federation and L.E.N. Organization.
- Oceanears Products used at the 2005 Chinese National Games for Synchro in Ningbo, China in April 2005. Ed Harper invited to attend National Games in support of equipment.
- 2005 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Canton, OH ~ April 2005.
- 2005 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Gainesville, FL ~ March 2005.
- Oceanears Products used at the 2005 Russian Open Synchro Championship in Moscow, Russia in Feb. 2005.
- Oceanears provides PA-7550 Portable Synchro Sound System with DRS-8 Underwater Speaker to HELLAS National Team to train with to help them prepare for the 2004 Athens Games and other L.E.N. and FINA competitions.
- 2004 IX FINA Junior Worlds Synchronized Swimming Championships, Moscow, Russia ~ July 2004 ~ Combo Event Sponsor
- Oceanears DRS-8 Underwater Speakers used at the 9th FINA 2004 Junior World Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ Moscow, Russia
- 2004 Synchronized Swimming Championships, FL ~ October 2004.
- 2004 Synchronized Swimming Championships, New Orleans, LA ~ July 2004.
- 2004 Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ June 2004.
- 2004 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Stanford, CA ~ April 2004.
- 2004 Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ April 2004.
- 2004 Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ March 2004.
- 2004 XXI International Tournament for Woman’s World Magazine Synchro Prize, Moscow, Russia ~ February-March 2004. Oceanears president Ed Harper attended at the invitation of the Russian Synchro Federation.
- 2003 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Tucson, AZ ~ March 2003.
- 2003 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Fort Collins, CO ~ April 2003.
- 2003 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Long Island, NY ~ April 2003.
- 2003 Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ June 2003.
- 2003 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Federal Way, Washington ~ July 2003.
- 2003 Pan-American Games Synchronized Swimming Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ~ August 2003.
- 2003 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Cleveland, Ohio ~ October 2003.
- 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Norton, MA ~ March 2002.
- 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championships, San Diego, CA ~ April 2002.
- 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Oxford, OH ~ April 2002.
- 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Federal Way, WA ~ June/July 2002.
- 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Ypsilani, MI ~ July 2002.
- 2002 Junior Worlds Synchronized Swimming Championships, Montreal, Canada ~ August 2002.
- 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championships, Keuka Park, NY ~ October 2002.
- Oceanears DRS-8E Speakers used at the 8th FINA 2002 Junior World Synchronized Swimming Championships ~ Montreal, Quebec
- Owner, Ed Harper serves as the L.E.N. Technical Official, supporting all synchronized swimming events at the championships in Istanbul, Turkey ~ 1999
- Georgia Tech Aquatic Center for the 1996 Olympic Games Synchronized Swimming Competition!
- 5th Junior World Synchronized Swimming Championships in Moscow Russia ~ June 1997
- 8th World Aquatic Championships in Perth, Australia ~ January 1998
- Goodwill Games in New York, USA ~ July 1998
