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TYR Sport, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryApparel, accessories
Founded1985 (1985)
FounderSteve Furniss
Joseph DiLorenzo
Headquarters
Seal Beach, California
,
U.S.
Area served
World-wide
Key people
Joseph DiLorenzo (CEO), Steven Locke (COO)
ProductsSwimwear, Footwear, Triathlon Apparel, Sportswear, Accessories
Websitetyr.com

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]

Company history

TYR was founded in Huntington Beach, California by Joseph DiLorenzo and Steve Furniss in 1985.[2] The name TYR is a reference to the Norse god Týr.[3] In 2019, Steve Furniss retired after 34 years with the company.[4]

Sponsorship

TYR sponsors many professional athletes; it dubs them Team TYR,[5] as well as the national swimming teams in the U.S.[6] and in Singapore.[7] In 2018, TYR bought the title rights to USA Swimming's domestic circuit, the Pro Swim Series.[2][8] In seasons 8 to 11 of Baywatch, the TYR logo appeared on each female lifeguard's bathing suits.

Name Country Discipline
Matt Grevers File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Backstroke, Freestyle
Molly Hannis File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Breaststroke
Katie Ledecky[9] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Freestyle
Ryan Lochte[10] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Individual Medley, Backstroke, Freestyle
Simone Manuel[11] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Freestyle
Rikke Møller Pedersen[12] File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Breaststroke
Ross Murdoch[13] File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Breaststroke
Lia Neal[14] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Freestyle
Jeanette Ottesen File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Freestyle, Butterfly
Tom Shields[15] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Butterfly
Ian Finnerty[16] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Breaststroke
Leah Smith[17] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Freestyle, Individual Medley
Ashley Twichell[18][3] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Open Water
Kelsi Worrell[19] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Butterfly, Freestyle
Lilly King[20] File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Breaststroke

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Swimwear company's task: Find talent pool
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fischer, Ben (23 Aug 2018). "Recent moves have swimwear company TYR swimming with big fish". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ashley Twichell, 2X World Champ, Re-signs with TYR Sport". Swimming World News. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. ↑ Team, Swimming World Editorial (2019-10-09). "TYR Sport Founder, Former Olympian, Steve Furniss Retires". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Team TYR Athletes | TYR". www.tyr.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ↑ "TYR Sport Extends Partnership with U.S. Masters Swimming". SwimSwam. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "TYR Sport Announces Position as New Title Sponsor for the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs 12-Time Olympic Medalist Ryan Lochte". SwimSwam. 2017-07-28. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Simone Manuel Announces Deal with TYR Sport - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  12. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs Olympic Bronze Medalist Rikke Moller Pedersen". SwimSwam. 2017-07-20. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs Olympian & 2x World Championship Medalist Ross Murdoch". SwimSwam. 2017-10-26. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  14. ↑ "TYR Sport Announces Signing of 2x Olympic Medalist Lia Neal". SwimSwam. 2017-08-24. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Shields". SwimSwam. 2017-08-03. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs American Record Holder Ian Finnerty".
  17. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs Two-Time Olympic Medalist Leah Smith". SwimSwam. 2017-07-11. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs Ashley Twichell, American Pool and Open Water Swimmer". SwimSwam. 2014-02-13. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  19. ↑ "TYR Sport Signs American Record Holder Kelsi Worrell". SwimSwam. 2016-05-16. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ D'Addona, Dan (2019-07-18). "Olympic Champion Lilly King Signs with TYR Sport". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-12-02.

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