LOOK LIKE AN OLYMPIAN
Whether you swim for fun, or are on a team, all eyes were on Katie Ledecky at the pool in Paris as she brought home the gold medal! This brings her gold medal total to nine and now has 14 Olympic medals, beating her own record for the most medals won by an American woman in Olympic history.
Winning a medal or swimming as fast as Team USA may be tough, but looking like them is easy thanks to TYR! TYR is the exclusive outfitter of the USA Swimming National Team and from footwear, tech apparel and accessories, all your favorite swimmers on the swim deck and during competition were dressed in these looks. And what is great is that you can sport the same looks too. We have loved pairing our Hydrosphere Recon jacket, Tech Joggers and CXT-1 Trainers to run errands and do workouts. TYR’s CXT-1 outsole has a translucent Stars & Stripes printed on it and they were recently named “Best Gym Shoe for HIIT Training.”
And we can’t forget about the swimsuits! From recreational suits to getting ready for the next Olympics in Los Angeles, swimmers of all abilities can show their team spirit in TYR. Many of the Team USA swimmers will be wearing TYR’s Women’s Venzo Suit and Men’s Venzo Suit, which is the industry’s first and only technical suit to analyze drag from a microscopic perspective. Utilizing ultra-smooth fiber to thread a frictionless, durable fabric, the TYR Venzo is designed with state-of-the-art Surface Lift Technology, preventing water from permeating the fabric and resulting in a higher body position in the water. TYR has a great selection of Kids recreation and competition suits too. There are even some Navy and Red so that you can look like your favorite athletes too.
Plus big news for San Diego as a TYR store is opening this month at Fashion Valley! It’s set to open August 15th and in addition to a traditional retail experience, consumers will be invited to partake in community events and activations. On September 15th, TYR will host its first “Fit For A Sunday Series” workout at Fashion Valley, where guests will be invited to attend a workout class in store and get exclusive access to shop before the mall opens.
DIY WATCH PARTY IDEAS
Opening ceremonies kick off July 26 and competition runs for 16 days so families need some fun DIY Team USA inspired decor and favors. We used the Cricut Maker to help us get into the Olympic Spirit.
The Cricut Maker works with 300+ materials, including popular materials like vinyl, iron-on & cardstock — plus felt, cardstock, leather, matboard and more which makes it ultimate smart cutting machine. We went into Cricut Design Space to create fun photo booth props that could also double as centerpieces or be used when watching the sports to cheer on favorites. We created the Olympic rings, a patriotic Team USA and used gold glitter cardstock to create Eiffel Towers. If you don’t want to worry about what vinyls and materials, then Cricut has a Maker Bundle as well.
From banners to medals, we loved using our Cricut Maker for all the details of our Olympic party. We used glitter cardstock and heavy chipboard to create some medals. These can be fun if you create some competitions amongst the family.
We caught up with Olympian Bryce Wettstein before she heads to Paris for her second Olympic games representing Team USA for Skateboarding so we decided to make her personalized stickers for her skateboard, helmet or waterbottle. First we found images in Cricut Design Space, then the kids colored them and personalized them with Bryce name. The using the Cricut Joy Xtra we turned them into stickers, printed them and brought to Bryce as a unique and special gift!
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