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8.10.2020 17:02:08 CEST | Business Wire | Press release
Phelps Brand today announced Canada’s youngest World Champion swimmer Penny Oleksiak is joining the team as an official global ambassador. As part of the Phelps Team, Oleksiak will train and compete utilizing the industry-leading range of products from training equipment to performance swim suits, including the FINA-approved Matrix Technical suit, which is available now to consumers worldwide at www.michaelphelps.com .
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Oleksiak, a World Champion swimmer and Olympic-record holder, has been tapped as the face of the Matrix campaign, the Phelps Brand’s first new product launch in 2020. As part of the Phelps Team, Oleksiak (CAN) will help advance the brand globally alongside the growing roster of elite athletes including World Champion and American-record holder Chase Kalisz (USA), two-time Olympian Georgia Davies (UK), French-record holder David Aubry (FRA) and Olympian Luca Pizzini (IT).
“I’m a big fan of Penny and what she’s been able to accomplish in the pool. I’m thrilled she is joining the Phelps Team as the first female global ambassador,” said Phelps. “Penny is a tremendous athlete who shares my passion for the sport and has already provided a lot of great insights for the Phelps Brand. Her personality, talent and confidence are huge assets for the entire swimming community.”
A four-time Olympic medalist and six-time World Championship medalist, Oleksiak is a force on Team Canada. As Canada’s youngest Olympic gold medalist, she holds the nation’s record for most Olympic medals at a single summer games. In her short career she has become known for her exciting come from behind victories, winning four Olympic and six World medals; and currently holds the Olympic Record for the 100 Freestyle.
“I am so excited to be part of the Phelps Team,” said Oleksiak. “I have looked up to Michael my entire career and now have the chance to learn from and work alongside him to bring an incredible experience and line of products to the swimming community. It really is a dream come true for me.”
The Phelps Brand, which originally launched as MP Brand in 2015, continues to develop technologically advanced racing and training suits for competitive swimmers under the direction of Michael Phelps and Hall of Fame coach Bob Bowman.
The first product to launch under the Phelps Brand is the Matrix Tech Suit, a top-of-the-line FINA-approved competitive tech suit created with propriety Exo-Core technology. The Matrix features both adaptive compression material to reduce muscle vibration and drag while ensuring maximum flexibility and freedom of movement. In addition, the Matrix includes a sustaining tape system for improved body position by utilizing front and back axis tape and cross-coordinating to improve length and position.
“Penny is a tremendous athlete and her unique experiences and insights will play a key role in helping inform the competitive swim product innovation in the Phelps Brand today,” said Andrew Gritzbaugh, General Manager of North America for Aqua Lung, the parent company of Phelps Brand and Aqua Sphere. “We’re very excited to welcome her to the team and look forward to supporting her in her future endeavors.”
To purchase Phelps Brand products go to www.michaelphelps.com .
About PHELPS BRAND
The Phelps Brand offers best-in-class, innovative swim products that are inclusive and accessible to a broad range of swimmers across the competitive swimming lifecycle. Combining Aqua Sphere’s global product design expertise and distribution with Michael Phelps’ and Coach Bob Bowman’s experiences at the highest levels of swim performance, the Phelps Brand features technical swim products leveraging proprietary technologies and performance enhancing designs. For more information, visit www.michaelphelps.com .
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