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TYR Sport
American sportswear company
TYR Sport, Inc. is an American designer, developer and manufacturer of competitive swim and triathlon apparel and related specialized athletics gear. It shares ownership with Swimwear Anywhere.[1]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Apparel, accessories |
Founded | 1985 (1985) |
Founder | Steve Furniss and Joseph DiLorenzo |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | World-wide |
Key people | Joseph DiLorenzo (CEO), Steven Locke (COO) |
Products | Swimwear, Footwear, Triathlon Apparel, Sportswear, Accessories |
Website | tyr.com |
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TYR was founded in Huntington Beach, CA by Joseph DiLorenzo, and Steve Furniss in 1985.[2]
TYR sponsors many professional athletes collectively known as Team TYR,[4] as well as the national swimming teams in the US[5] and in Singapore.[6] In 2018, TYR gained title rights to USA Swimming's domestic circuit, the Pro Swim Series.[2][7] From season 8-11 of Baywatch, TYR logo appeared on each female lifeguards bathing suits.
Team TYR
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Name | Country | Discipline |
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Matt Grevers | United States | Backstroke, Freestyle |
Molly Hannis | United States | Breaststroke |
Katie Ledecky[8] | United States | Freestyle |
Ryan Lochte[9] | United States | IM, Backstroke, Freestyle |
Simone Manuel[10] | United States | Freestyle |
Rikke Møller Pedersen[11] | Denmark | Breaststroke |
Ross Murdoch[12] | Great Britain | Breaststroke |
Lia Neal[13] | United States | Freestyle |
Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | Freestyle, Butterfly |
Tom Shields[14] | United States | Butterfly |
Ian Finnerty[15] | United States | Breaststroke |
Leah Smith[16] | United States | Freestyle, IM |
Twichell, Ashley[17][3] | United States | Open Water |
Kelsi Worrell[18] | United States | Butterfly, Freestyle |
Lilly King | United States | Breaststroke |
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- List of swimwear brands
- Aquapel, a technical racing swimsuit designed by TYR
- Aquashift, another technical racing swimsuit designed by TYR
- Fischer, Ben (23 Aug 2018). "Recent moves have swimwear company TYR swimming with big fish". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Ashley Twichell, 2X World Champ, Re-signs with TYR Sport". Swimming World News. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Team TYR Athletes | TYR". www.tyr.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- "TYR Sport Extends Partnership with U.S. Masters Swimming". SwimSwam. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- Keng Gene, Ng (2016-05-28). "Swimming: SSA seal record $1.6 million, five-year deal with apparel company TYR". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "TYR Sport Announces Position as New Title Sponsor for the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "TYR Sport Signs 5x Olympic Gold Medalist and 14x World Champion Katie Ledecky - TYR Sport". www.tyr.com. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- "TYR Sport Signs 12-Time Olympic Medalist Ryan Lochte". SwimSwam. 2017-07-28. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "Simone Manuel Announces Deal with TYR Sport - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- "TYR Sport Signs Olympic Bronze Medalist Rikke Moller Pedersen". SwimSwam. 2017-07-20. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "TYR Sport Signs Olympian & 2x World Championship Medalist Ross Murdoch". SwimSwam. 2017-10-26. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- "TYR Sport Announces Signing of 2x Olympic Medalist Lia Neal". SwimSwam. 2017-08-24. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "TYR Sport Signs Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Shields". SwimSwam. 2017-08-03. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "TYR Sport Signs Two-Time Olympic Medalist Leah Smith". SwimSwam. 2017-07-11. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "TYR Sport Signs Ashley Twichell, American Pool and Open Water Swimmer". SwimSwam. 2014-02-13. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "TYR Sport Signs American Record Holder Kelsi Worrell". SwimSwam. 2016-05-16. Retrieved August 25, 2017.