Huntington Beach, CA – October 24, 2011 – TYR triathlete Sarah Haskins won the gold medal in the women’s Pan American Games triathlon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  Haskins final time of 1:57:37 secured the second country spot for the U.S. women for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Winning by nearly three minutes, Haskins set the pace with a 40 second lead on the swim.  Haskins continued to put distance between herself and the rest of the pack, grabbing a lead of 1:45 after just one lap on the bike.   Pushing the pace on the run with a 55 second lead after lap one, Haskins never looked back and took the win with a 1:20:43 run split.

Haskins exited the water first in a time of 19:22 wearing TYR’s Carbon Aeroback Short John.  To learn more about TYR’s athletes and the products they race and train in, please visit TYR.com.

About TYR

TYR engineers technical apparel and equipment for swimmers and triathletes. Named for “TYR”, the Norse god of warriors, we’re a company started by athletes and populated by athletes. The cultures and communities of competitive swimming and triathlon pervade our offices. We are dedicated to re-imagining technologies that help athletes attain peak performance. Like athletes, we work with an intense spirit of competition. We aim to create the fastest, most advanced technologies and products. Always.

Huntington Beach, CA – October 11, 2011 – TYR athletes Magali Tisseyre and Matt Chrabot were both victorious this weekend, Tisseyre in TYR’s Carbon Race Kit and Chrabot in TYR’s Carbon Short John.  Tisseyre prevailed at the Rev3 South Carolina Triathlon, while Chrabot conquered Huatulco.

With a monster run split of 1:23:43 in the half marathon, Tisseyre won her first Rev3 title.  Finishing with a final race time of 4:24:23, Tisseyre came from behind to win a close race, 17 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.

Coming from behind after an unavoidable bike crash, USA Triathlon National Team member Matt Chrabot claimed a first place finish in Mexico. With a race time of 2:00:37, thirteen seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Chrabot won the 2011 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup title.

To learn more about TYR’s sponsored athletes, and the products they race and train in, please visit TYR.com.

Huntington Beach, CA- October 8, 2011- TYR athletes Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington captured the Ironman World Championship male and female titles in times of 8:03:56 and 8:55:08, respectively.  Alexander’s time set a new course record and crowns him Ironman champion for the third time in his career (previous titles were in 2008 and 2009).  Wellington clinched her fourth World Championship title with a superb 2:52:41 marathon run.

The men’s race began with TYR’s Andy Potts exiting the water in TYR’s Torque Pro Swimskin with a time of 49:44, the fastest of the day.  TYR’s Pete Jacobs was not far behind with a swim split of 51:38.  Fellow Aussie Alexander exited the water with a solid 51:56 split in his TYR Torque.

Gaining valuable time on the bike, Alexander pedaled his way into the lead with a time of 4:24:05.  Alexander did not let up at all on the run, as Aussie Pete Jacobs was close on his feet. Alexander was able to seize the title with a 2:44:02 marathon.  Alexander’s final course record time of 8:03:56 broke the previous record by twelve seconds.  Jacobs finished an impressive second with the fastest marathon time of the day, 2:42:29.

TYR’s Tom Lowe raced to an 11^th place finish in TYR’s Carbon Race Kit with a time of 8:29:02.  Also wearing TYR Carbon, Andy Potts was the highest American male finisher with a final time of 8:38:36.

On the women’s side, TYR’s Amanda Stevens was first out of the water in TYR’s Torque Swimskin with a time of 51:54.  Not far behind were TYR athletes Julie Dibens, Mirinda Carfrae, and Chrissie Wellington who exited in 51:58, 57:17, and 1:01:03, respectively.

Dibens lead the entire bike with a new course record of 4:44:14 but was forced to drop out on the run with an injury.  Biking and running TYR’s custom red Carbon race kit, Wellington’s impressive bike (4:56:13) and run (2:52:41) splits helped her edge 2010 World Champion Mirinda Carfrae.  Carfrae finished a close second with a time of 8:57:57 and the fastest marathon of the day (2:52:09).

Alexander and Wellington now own seven Ironman World Championship titles between them.  Wellington’s victory was especially exceptional after having endured a bike crash just twelve days before the World Championship.

TYR Sport Inc. is the official swim course sponsor of Ironman®.  For more information on TYR’s athletes, and the products they race and train in, please visit  TYR.com.

About TYR

TYR engineers technical apparel and equipment for swimmers and triathletes. Named for “TYR”, the Norse god of warriors, we’re a company started by athletes and populated by athletes. The cultures and communities of competitive swimming and triathlon pervade our offices. We are dedicated to re-imagining technologies that help athletes attain peak performance. Like athletes, we work with an intense spirit of competition. We aim to create the fastest, most advanced technologies and products. Always.

Huntington Beach, CA- October 5, 2011- TYR Sport Inc. is excited to announce a sponsorship agreement with four-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander. Alexander won consecutive Ironman World Championship titles in 2008 and 2009, and most recently won the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.  Alexander previously won the 70.3 World Title in 2006.

“It’s a great honor for me to partner with a company that has created so much innovation in our sport.  The new Hurricane Freak of Nature wetsuit is a perfect example of TYR’s commitment to triathlon. I am very happy to be associated with such a quality family-run company,” said Alexander upon signing with TYR.

Named to Inside Triathlon Magazine’s “10 Greatest Male Iron-Distance Athletes of All Time”, Alexander will race for his fifth world title at the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii later this week.

“TYR is very happy to have formed a long-term relationship with Craig, a phenomenal athlete of exceptional character,” stated Ryan Dolan, Vice President of Sales for TYR Sport, Inc. “Craig is revered and respected by the entire sporting community, and his down-to-earth demeanor makes him an ideal role model and spokesperson for the sport of triathlon.”

Alexander also owns three Australian Long Course Championship victories and more than two-dozen Ironman 70.3 titles.  For more information on TYR’s athletes, and the products they race and train in, please visit TYR.com.

About TYR

TYR engineers technical apparel and equipment for swimmers and triathletes. Named for “TYR”, the Norse god of warriors, we’re a company started by athletes and populated by athletes. The cultures and communities of competitive swimming and triathlon pervade our offices. We are dedicated to re-imagining technologies that help athletes attain peak performance. Like athletes, we work with an intense spirit of competition. We aim to create the fastest, most advanced technologies and products. Always.

Huntington Beach, CA – October 3, 2011 – TYR athlete Magali Tisseyre dominated what was left of the Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.  In a race that saw the 1.2-mile swim leg cancelled due to dangerous conditions in the Delaware River, Tisseyre’s 13.1-mile run stole the show.

Tisseyre’s run split of 1:24:59 helped thrust her into a 3:13 lead with half the run completed.  Finishing with the second best bike split of the day, only nine seconds behind the leader, Tisseyre finished with a total race time of 3:57:11, over five minutes ahead of the second place finisher.  The win gave Tisseyre her third Ironman 70.3 title of the year.

Tisseyre races in TYR’s Carbon Race Kit.  To learn more about TYR’s sponsored athletes, and the products they race and train in, please visit TYR.com.