Blueseventy makes open-water swimming and triathlon wetsuits, swimskins, competition swimwear and goggles, and is named for the 70 percent of the earth covered by water. It began in 1993 as Direct Innovations, which made one of the first triathlon wetsuits, became the official wetsuit of the Ironman triathlon as Ironman Wetsuits, then renamed itself Blueseventy. Its pointzero3 swimskin was worn by Ironman world champion Normann Stadler.
Same category, HQ in USA
ROROKA designs performance eyewear, including sunglasses and optical glasses, alongside sport apparel and equipment. Its online shop groups products for running, cycling, golf, training and outdoor use, as well as protective and snow eyewear. The brand describes product technologies on its own pages, but this source does not establish a named team or athlete sponsorship; product applications are categories of use, not partnership claims.
Specialist sports equipment
TYTYR Sport makes swimwear and equipment for swimming and training, with products also presented for gym use. Its official about page highlights athletes in swimming and other sports as examples of the brand's reach; those endorsements reflect a page at a point in time and may change. The company's language about precision and innovation describes its design aims, not independent proof of a time saving or performance result for every wearer. Suit and equipment choices require fit and competition-rule checks.
Swimwear and triathlon equipment
AQAquasphere is an Italian swim eyewear brand whose engineers P. Ferraro and G. Beltrani patented the first curved lens with no visibility distortion, the Seal swim mask, after working in the scuba diving industry. It designs and makes swim goggles and masks through its in-house R&D department and manufacturing facilities in Italy, combining performance, reliability and comfort. Aqua Sphere's official website is published by Aqualung Corporate, identifying its corporate operator as part of Aqualung rather than a separate standalone site.
Specialist sports equipment
10100% is a motocross-rooted brand whose logo appeared on factory racing gear in the early 1980s. It makes moto and MTB goggles such as the ARMEGA, ARmatic and ACCURI 2 lines, plus gloves, sport and lifestyle sunglasses and snow goggles, for riders in motocross, downhill, BMX, cycling, running and other sports.
Specialist sports equipment
2X2XU is a performance compression brand founded in Australia in 2005 and born from triathlon. It makes compression tights, shorts, long sleeves and recovery tights, plus sports bras and training wear, under the idea of Prepare, Perform, Recover.
Sports apparel and footwear
ARArmada is a ski brand founded in 2002 and based in Park City, Utah. It makes skis, snowboards and apparel.
Skis, snowboards and apparel
BUBurton Snowboards was founded in 1977 by Jake Burton Carpenter out of his Vermont barn and helped grow snowboarding from a backyard hobby into a world-class sport by creating new products, supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to allow snowboarding. It designs and makes snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and other gear for snowboarding and the outdoors, and describes itself as a sustainability leader in winter sports.
Snowboards, boots and apparel
DADakine was founded in Hawaii in 1979 by surfer Rob Kaplan and is now based in Hood River, Oregon. It makes backpacks, travel bags, accessories, outerwear and clothing for surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, skiing, windsurfing and kiteboarding. The brand started with surf leashes and went on to design early windsurfing harnesses and foot straps.
Bags, accessories and apparel for surf, snow and bike
