Cressi is one of the largest manufacturers of water sports equipment in the world serving the scuba dive, snorkel and swim industries.

Cressi maintains a significant presence in each major economic region around the globe and delivers some 300 distinct products to more than 90 countries.

Still family owned and operated, the company is headed today by Antonio Cressi and its headquarters and manufacturing facilities remain in Genoa.

[2] Notable is that in all models Cressi Swim products use professional-grade materials, namely silicone for skirts and seals and shatterproof glass lenses.

Other products include a range of accessories such as short fins, hand-held paddles and gloves for training, suits and swim caps.

Cressi-sponsored athletes have won 12 world spearfishing titles in that time and the company offers an extensive line of both spearguns and accessories.

As part of this product division, the company also produces a wide range of bags and luggage accessories aimed at the diving and water sports markets.

In the early 20th century, spearfishing began to emerge in its present form and some of the first efforts at crafting masks, fins, spearguns—even mechanical breathing devices—came from the area.

Today, a majority of scuba diving's most prominent brands can trace their roots to this region, and it remains the “Silicon Valley of the diving world.” Practically, Cressi's location in Genova has also provided it with ready access to the shores of the Mediterranean and allowed the company to maintain a strong tradition of product design and testing that involves evaluations in real world conditions.

Cressi's expanded electronics manufacturing also gives it the capability to produce a wide range of electrical components and has also resulted in the first completely in-house design and production of a dive computer, the Leonardo.

[5][6][7][citation needed] 1953 – Rondine Fins: Revolutionary features included a tilted blade, strong side reinforcements, and an upper opening for the toes.

It was a major advance in both comfort and performance and the basic design elements of the Rondine are still easily recognized in modern dive fins.

[8] 1988 – Equidive BCD: An innovative jacket-style buoyancy compensator gave divers a more comfortable harness system and improved durability.