Tyr Sport, Inc.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Apparel, accessories |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Steve Furniss and Joseph DiLorenzo |
| Headquarters | Seal Beach, California, U.S. |
Area served | World-wide |
Key people | Matt DiLorenzo (CEO), Joe Roehrig (CFO), Steven Locke and Alexandre Caperonis (Managing Directors of Operations) |
| Products | Swimwear, Triathlon Apparel, Sportswear, Accessories |
| Parent | Swimwear Anywhere |
| Website |
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TYR Sport, Inc. is an American manufacturer of competitive swim and triathlon apparel and gear. The company also focuses on water polo, aquatic fitness, recreational swimming and more. It is a subsidiary of Swimwear Anywhere.
Company history
TYR Sport was created in 1985 by Joseph DiLorenzo, a swimwear manufacturer, and Steve Furniss (1972 Olympic Bronze Medal winner and captain of the ‘76 U.S.A. Olympic Swim Team). They named their company TYR after the Norse god of courage, law, bravery and war.[1]
Team TYR
TYR sponsors many professional athletes.[2]
| Name | Country | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| Chadwick, Michael | United States | Freestyle |
| Grevers, Matt | United States | Backstroke |
| Hannis, Molly | United States | Breaststroke |
| Lochte, Ryan | United States | Backstroke, Freestyle, IM |
| Miller, Cody | United States | Breaststroke |
| Møller Pedersen, Rikke | Denmark | Breaststroke |
| Ottesen, Jeanette | Denmark | Freestyle, Butterfly |
| Pebley, Jacob | United States | Backstroke |
| Shields, Tom | United States | Butterfly |
| Smith, Leah | United States | Freestyle, IM |
| Twichell, Ashley | United States | Open Water |
| Vollmer, Dana | United States | Butterfly, Freestyle |
| Worrell, Kelsi | United States | Butterfly |
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