Sprint today announced availability of the fully submersible Sanyo Taho by Kyocera, a new feature phone that can withstand up to 30 minutes under water.

The Taho features a Dura-Grip texture, a 2-inch internal display and 1-inch monochrome external display and a 2-megapixel camera with flash and video capabilities. The phone includes 256 MB of internal memory, a 1 GB microSD memory card and support for memory cards up to 32GB. The Taho also supports GPS and Java Multitasking for third-party location-based services.

“This is our first handset that pairs a tough, military-grade design with features to stand up to the rigors and demands of extreme jobs and lifestyles,” said Yasuhiro Ohishi, vice president of sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications, in a statement.

The Sanyo Taho is available beginning today in Sprint stores and online for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will be available in all remaining Sprint sales channels beginning Jan. 9, 2011.