Adidas welcomed swimmers Benjamin Proud and Andrew Willis to its team.
With only weeks to go until the start of the Rio Olympics, the premiere Briton swimmers will now be equipped with the best in cutting-edge swimming technology by Adidas.
At 21 years old, Benjamin Proud has been noted as one of the most talented young performers in the world. Most notably he took the 2014 Commonwealth Games at aged 19, winning two golds and a bronze, followed by a gold and bronze medal at the European Championships in Berlin. He set the second fastest time this year in the 50m butterfly, and currently ranking 6th in the world in the 50m freestyle, he looks to be a real gold medal contender in international competition.
Andrew Willis recorded the fourth fastest time in the world this year in the 200m breaststroke. The experienced swimmer is looking to build on a bronze from the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Both swimmers will wear the recently launched adizero XVI.
“I have always been an Adidas fan: Beckham, Ali, Messi all wore three stripes and all were the greatest in their sport. I feel so lucky to join the roll call of athletes that are enabled by adidas’ innovations and can’t wait to see the effect of that in the pool,” said Proud.
Jim Latham, Senior Director Sports Marketing said, “We are delighted to add these two talented young athletes to our growing team of elite swimmers. We take great pride in providing the best for the athlete, and for Ben and Andrew to join our team only weeks before the most important competition in the world is great news for adidas”.
Proud and Willis join elite swimmers Madison Wilson, Michael Andrew, Allison Schmitt, Fernanda Gonzalez, Coralie Balmy, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Théo Bussiere and Kyle Chalmers, as well as the global pool of adidas athletes including Leo Messi, Jessica Ennis-Hill, James Harden and Caroline Wozniacki.
Photo Proud (left) and Willis (right), courtesy Adidas
