Roka

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Blueseventy

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.

Specialist sports equipment

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TYR

TYR 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

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2XU

2XU 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

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Aqua Sphere

Aquasphere 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

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Nike

Nike makes athletic footwear, apparel and equipment, with ranges across sports such as the NFL and collaborations such as NikeSKIMS. NIKE, Inc. is made up of the Nike, Jordan and Converse brands. The company was co-founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman and has more than 50 years of history. Its Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, Oregon, opened in 1990, covers 400 acres with more than 75 buildings, many named after its sponsored athletes, and hosts more than 11,000 employees.

Athletic footwear, apparel and equipment

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The North Face

The North Face makes outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment for hiking, climbing and other mountain activities. Its own story traces the brand to a San Francisco shop started by Doug Tompkins in 1966. VF Corporation lists The North Face among its brands, distinguishing current group ownership from the original shop story. Performance and sustainability statements on product pages are the brand's own claims and vary by item.

Outdoor apparel and mountain equipment

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Zoot Sports

Zoot Sports makes triathlon apparel and multisport equipment. Its brand story traces its founding to Kona, Hawaii, in 1983 and describes Christal Nylin noticing that Ironman athletes needed race clothing that avoided changing during transitions. Zoot says that idea informed its first triathlon suit and later swim, bike and run ranges. The claimed 'first' status is the brand's own historical account, not an independent comparison of every early triathlon garment.

Sports apparel and footwear

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100%

100% 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