Potts Crushes Ironman 70.3 Florida; Dibens, Tisseyre, and Lavelle Strong at Rev3 Knoxville

Huntington Beach, CA – May 16, 2011 – TYR triathlete Andy Potts was all business at Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Florida, taking the men’s title with a time of 3:53:14. Maintaining the lead from start to finish, Potts blazed through the swim portion with a time of 23:25 and headed into T1 with a comfortable lead. Wearing TYR’s Carbon Race Kit, Potts continued to impress with a blistering 2:08:44 bike split. Potts finished up with a final split of 1:17:44, crossing the finish line nearly four minutes ahead of the closest competitor. This is Potts’ second 70.3 win of the season, after taking the Ironman 70.3 California title just a month ago. TYR triathletes Julie Dibens, Magali Tisseyre, and Becky Lavelle also had strong showings this weekend at Rev3 Knoxville Olympic distance race. Dibens and Lavelle were second and fourth out of the water with times of 19:23 and 19:29, respectively. Lavelle then moved up to second place with a 1:04:58 on the bike, with Dibens just behind with a time of 1:05:26. Dibens finished up with a race-best 37:35 run to finish second place with a total time of 2:04:09. Tisseyre had the third fastest run split of the day with a 37:57 to claim a top-three overall finish with a final time of 2:05:34. Lavelle finished strong with a time of 2:06:28 to take fourth place. All three ladies wore TYR’s Category 5 Female Hurricane Wetsuit. To learn more about TYR's sponsored 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.