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Team Speedo Rings NYSE Opening Bell
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By Rebecca Wareham // Swimnetwork.com Contributor
Already accustomed to the "gold standard", The New York Stock Exchange welcomed Team Speedo swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Lochte, and Michael Phelps to the exchange on Tuesday to ring the opening bell in acclamation of their achievements at the 2008 Beijing Games. Helen McCluskey and President & CEO Joe Gromek of Speedo's parent company Warnaco joined them on stage.
[Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, and Ryan Lochte ring the Opening
Bell in celebration of their achievements in swimming at the 2008
Olympics (Photo courtesy of NYSE Euronext)]
"Warnaco and Speedo are excited to be back at the NYSE this morning to honor the accomplishments of our Olympians Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin and Ryan Lochte who collectively took home 17 medals in Beijing," said Gromek.
Coughlin, in her second Olympics, became just the first American female athlete to take home six medals from a single games: one gold, two silver, and three bronze. She was joined by Michael Phelps, clad in flip-flops and ever-present blue jeans, who took home an Olympic record eight gold medals. Lochte, among his other acclamations, broke the world record in the 200m backstroke, earning him gold in that event.
Phelps, still making the media rounds, is at work in New York for his weekend hosting duties on the television comedy staple, Saturday Night Live.
Speedo, the world's largest swim brand, announced it's newest suit, the LZR Racer suit in early January 2008. Developed in association with NASA and the Australian Institute of Sport, the technologically advanced suit is a blending of lightweight fabric with polyurethane panels to decrease drag in the water. Speedo's LZR Racer was made with support and worn by Team Speedo sponsored athletes, who collectively had broken 62 world records by August of this year. Team Speedo athletes include Coughlin, Lochte, Phelps, as well as Grant Hackett, Megan Jendrick, Ian Crocker, Amanda Beard, and the Japanese breaststroke swimming sensation, Kosuke Kitajima.
Already accustomed to the "gold standard", The New York Stock Exchange welcomed Team Speedo swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Lochte, and Michael Phelps to the exchange on Tuesday to ring the opening bell in acclamation of their achievements at the 2008 Beijing Games. Helen McCluskey and President & CEO Joe Gromek of Speedo's parent company Warnaco joined them on stage.
"Warnaco and Speedo are excited to be back at the NYSE this morning to honor the accomplishments of our Olympians Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin and Ryan Lochte who collectively took home 17 medals in Beijing," said Gromek.
Coughlin, in her second Olympics, became just the first American female athlete to take home six medals from a single games: one gold, two silver, and three bronze. She was joined by Michael Phelps, clad in flip-flops and ever-present blue jeans, who took home an Olympic record eight gold medals. Lochte, among his other acclamations, broke the world record in the 200m backstroke, earning him gold in that event.
Phelps, still making the media rounds, is at work in New York for his weekend hosting duties on the television comedy staple, Saturday Night Live.
Speedo, the world's largest swim brand, announced it's newest suit, the LZR Racer suit in early January 2008. Developed in association with NASA and the Australian Institute of Sport, the technologically advanced suit is a blending of lightweight fabric with polyurethane panels to decrease drag in the water. Speedo's LZR Racer was made with support and worn by Team Speedo sponsored athletes, who collectively had broken 62 world records by August of this year. Team Speedo athletes include Coughlin, Lochte, Phelps, as well as Grant Hackett, Megan Jendrick, Ian Crocker, Amanda Beard, and the Japanese breaststroke swimming sensation, Kosuke Kitajima.
