Zhik are a global technical sailing and water sports apparel brand who have been appointed as an Official Supplier to the Australian Olympic Team for the Tokyo Olympics. The announcement follows the company’s recent appointment as an Official Apparel Partner of Australian Sailing for the third consecutive Olympiad.
From its founding in 2003, Zhik has worked closely with aspiring Olympic sailors to design the best technical apparel possible. This has led to official supplier associations with the Australian, Danish, British, Singapore and New Zealand Sailing Teams as well as with numerous medal-winning team sailors including Australia’s Tom Slingsby, Nathan Outteridge, Iain Jensen, Matt Belcher, Will Ryan and Tom Burton.
AOC CEO Matt Carroll welcomed Zhik’s commitment to support Australian Olympic athletes.
“We welcome Zhik to our prestigious line up of Team Partners and Official Suppliers,” Mr Carroll said. “Zhik’s consistent support of young athletes, from grassroots through to world class level, helps them get the most out of their performance. Zhik is a dynamic, Australian-grown brand at the forefront of performance watersports apparel and the AOC is thrilled Zhik’s innovative designs will be a positive force for our Sailing Team at Tokyo 2020.”
Zhik will provide the Australian Sailing Team with apparel including high performance, lightweight wetsuits and technical equipment and has worked closely with the athletes to develop the best products to assist them in their quest to win medals in Tokyo.