USA Water Polo, the national body for the sport in America, has signed up Spanish equipment manufacturer Turbo as its official outfitting partner until 2013. The two-year deal will see the company provide water polo suits, caps, apparel and robes for all of the United States’ national teams, as well as tailor-made products for the country’s water polo Olympic Development Programme. As a result, Turbo outfits will be worn at several major tournaments including this year’s FINA World Championship in Shanghai and the London 2012 Olympics; replica outfits will become available at a later date. In addition to the outfitting deal, Turbo will be granted increased exposure in the official USA Water Polo publication, Skip Shot, and become title sponsors of three annual events in the water polo calendar. The Top 40, Men’s Trial Series and the 14 & U Champions Cup will be renamed the Turbo Top 40, Turbo Trials Series and Turbo Champions Cup respectively. Christopher Ramsey, chief executive of USA Water Polo is looking forward to partnering Turbo and anticipates a fruitful relationship: “We have chosen to partner with Turbo because of their outstanding, competition-proven quality and innovation. Turbo is a company that puts water polo first, which is the kind of commitment and experience that we wanted for our national teams, our Olympic Development Program and for all of our clubs and members,” he said.
Former American player, and joint chief executive of Turbo, Wolf Wigo added: “I am very excited for Turbo to be the official outfitting partner with USA Water Polo, I know from my playing days on the Olympic team that my teammates and I always hoped that Turbo could be our sponsor because Turbo is the best quality product in the water polo market. I am very proud that the Men's and Women's National teams will be competing in Turbo gear, which I hope can provide a competitive edge towards the goal of Olympic Gold.”
The United States men’s and women’s water polo teams will both be aiming to go one better at the London 2012 Olympics having each won silver in Beijing.
08 March 2011 | Posted in Sponsorship, Miscellaneous, North America | By Chris Raveney
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