19th October: Speedo made waves at the Delhi Commonwealth Games with 34 of the 44 gold medals in swimming events awarded to athletes who competed in the Speedo LZR Racer Elite suit – amounting to an astonishing 77.3% of gold medal winners.
Highlights from the five day competition included Australian Team Speedo star Leisel Jones securing the most ever gold medals at a Commonwealth Games, claiming victory in the 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke and 4x100m Medley Relay. The three gold medal haul takes Jones’ total to 10, equalling the most golds won by a Commonwealth Games competitor. Her team mate Emily Seebohm also enjoyed an eventful week taking home an impressive eight medals in total, including a games record time of 59:79 as she took gold in the 100m Backstroke.
Newly signed Canadian athlete Ryan Cochrane picked up gold in the 400m before powering home in 15:01.49 to pick up a second gold in the 1500m Freestyle. Cochrane’s Speedo sponsored Canada teammate Brent Hayden was victorious in both the 50m and 100m Freestyle with Commonwealth Games record times of 22:01 and 47:98 respectively.
Team Speedo’s English representatives also enjoyed a successful Games, with teammates Liam Tancock and Rebecca Adlington taking four gold medals home in the 50m and 100m Backstroke and 400m and 800m Freestyle respectively. Adlington also broke the Commonwealth Games record in the 400m Freestyle with a time of 4:05.68.
Claiming a total of 102 of the 132 medals available, Team Speedo’s achievements at the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatic complex were all the more remarkable after many swimmers were troubled by stomach upsets.
David Robinson, President of Speedo International, said: “We’re delighted with the success of Speedo’s athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. With over three quarters of gold medallists wearing the Speedo LZR Racer Elite, Speedo once again is the choice of champions. We look forward to seeing our athletes building on these successes on the world stage in Dubai this December”.
Team Speedo now looks towards its next challenge with the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) set to take place in Dubai from December 15th-19th 2010.
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