Michael Phelps signs multi-year deal with athletic company

February 24th, 2010    Posted in Diving, swimwear

Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States has signed a lucrative multi-year partnership agreement with an athletic clothing company. This was revealed by Under Armour spokeswoman Erin Wendell.

The company’s new campaign will be featuring Phelps. The American swimmer is also expected to wear Under Armour training apparel, footwear and other products whenever he’s on marketing activities or even out of the pool.

An exception of this agreement includes Phelps continuing to wear Speedo swimwear while training in the pool.

Phelps has a long term agreement with Speedo and the partnership has been extended until 2013. This means that Phelps will be wearing Speedo swimwear at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games which will take place in London.

Under Armour is no longer new with these kinds of partnership, having secured deals with Baltimore Raven linebacker Ray Lewis and former Oriole Cal Ripken.