Cressi is one of the world’s largest water sports equipment manufacturers, serving the scuba dive, snorkel, and swim industries. The company’s five divisions cover four markets—scuba diving, snorkeling, spearfishing, and swimming. Cressi maintains a significant presence in each central economic region around the globe and delivers some 300 different products to more than 90 countries. Formerly Cressi-Sub, the Italian company was founded by two brothers, Egidio and Nanni Cressi, in 1946 in Genoa, Italy. Still family-owned and operated, the company is headed today by Antonio Cressi, and its headquarters and manufacturing facilities remain in Genoa.

Since the sport’s earliest days, the Cressi name has been associated with diving, especially spearfishing. Egidio and Nanni Cressi began producing masks and spearguns by hand in 1938. Their products were for the emerging spearfishing community along the northern Mediterranean coast. Since then, the company has remained an integral part of the diving community, and Cressi-sponsored athletes have won 12 world spearfishing titles. Product innovations for scuba divers have also been significant, including the first open-heel adjustable dive fin and the first diving mask with a dedicated nose pocket. Today Cressi is one of only a few companies worldwide that manufactures a full line of equipment and accessories for each market.