MICHAEL PHELPS AND SPEEDO® SURPRISE SWIM PASADENA WITH ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME COACHING SESSION

With the help of Coach Terry Stoddard and Speedo, Phelps surprised the Swim Pasadena team and served as coach for a special workout designed to motivate, inspire and teach

LOS ANGELES (December 1, 2009) In SPEEDO® USAs inaugural Surprise a Swim Team event, superstar Michael Phelps visited Swim Pasadena and served as a special guest coach for a once-in-a-lifetime morning workout designed to celebrate and inspire the team. With the help of Coach Terry Stoddard, Phelps and Speedo were able to completely surprise the youth swimmers, who thought they were participating in a typical Saturday morning workout. After addressing the shocked team, Phelps led the in-water workout and offered guidance and training advice to each swimmer. The special session ended with an exciting get out swim in which Phelps raced two relay teams from Swim Pasadena.

Its really exciting to be able to give back to the sport that has helped me accomplish so many dreams and goals that Ive always had, said Phelps after the event. These guys are the swimmers who are going to be there when I retire so being able to be here at Swim Pasadena and pass it along to these guys and encourage them to dream big and really never to give up is something that I think is pretty cool.

Swim Pasadena and I are grateful to Speedo for giving us the opportunity, said Coach Stoddard. Its so wonderful that Michael has time in his schedule to spend with the youth and it was so great to see him give back and to be so relaxed as a coach. Before Michael came out, we asked our swimmers what they expected and no one expected that it would be Michael. It was a priceless experience that well all remember at Swim Pasadena.

A Team Speedo star since 2001, Phelps relationship with Speedo goes beyond a traditional endorsement contract. Phelps used the $1 million bonus he earned from Speedo for his record medal haul in Beijing to start the Michael Phelps Foundation. As part of Phelps new Speedo deal, which was announced in September and extends through 2013, the brand will donate $10,000 to the Michael Phelps Foundation for every World Record Phelps sets; Michael has promised to match each $10,000 donation as well. As Speedo and Phelps work together to grow the sport of swimming globally, this special Surprise a Swim Team event was designed not only to support Speedo and Phelps shared mission to grow the sport of swimming but to also celebrate and give back to the swimming community.

To view behind-the-scenes video and photos of Michaels surprise visit to Swim Pasadena, be sure to visit Speedo USAs Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/SpeedoUSA; news of the event can also be found at www.speedousa.com.

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[originalstarwarsfan9]

I'd shit my pants if that happened at my high school.

[GOD]

LOL he didn't even try in that racE!

[twinklestar2319]

this wasn't at a high school. this is club swim and let me tell you people who swim for SwimPas are beast.

[LmaoAtemos]

wish my school was as rich as this one! we dont even have a pool at our school :(

[riglol]

so lucky i wish they did the same here :/

[hllstr329]

You can spell Caucasian without saying Asian hahahaha.

[thewip3out]

if that were to somehow happen to our school... wow.

[killkong]

shouldve been an all guys relay. mightve stood a chance if they did

[DH5354]

what the song name?