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Andreas and Michael Raelert. “It’s a fantastic
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result to get two of arguably the world’s best male triathletes wearing Orca,” said Jon Coloma, Global Brand Manager of Orca. “Over the years we’ve been involved with a number of world champions in all disciplines of triathlon, and to add the Raelert brothers to our current team of long distance world champions, which includes the likes of Chris McCormack and Craig Alexander, is really exciting.” “As strong
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swimmers the Raelert brothers take their wetsuit needs seriously and so Orca wetsuits are an obvious fi t; and Orca’s all new range of swim goggles, swim training gear and compression
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rca has secured the sponsorship of German triathlete brothers,
products complement these for their training needs perfectly,” added Coloma. The German pair join the Orca and Orbea team on three year wetsuit, apparel and bike contracts. Both had a very successful 2010 season, with Michael taking out his second 70.3 World Championship and Andreas winning the European Ironman Championship. Anticipation is now building for Kona 2011 where, in Michael’s debut Kona race, the brothers will take on the challenge of going 1, 2 at the Ironman World Champs. The new Orca
summer range will be launched in February
2012 and includes triathlon wetsuits and apparel, compression wear, swim wear, goggles and accessories.
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New Speedo products The Aquacoach watch and the newest version of its Speedo Aquabeat v 2.0 underwater MP3 player have been added to the Speedo range.
Charlotte Dover as National Sales manager. With an MSc in Sport Science, and follow- ing previous roles at Burton McCall and Canterbury, she is ideally positioned to work with the 1,000 Mile portfolio of sport and well-being brands including Mueller, Thuasne and Ultimate performance. Charlotte can be contacted at
charlottedover@1000mile.co.uk Meanwhile, Asics have appointed Lisa Thompson as Apparel and Accessories Product Manager UK and Ireland. Thompson joins Asics with a wealth of experience including running her own business and previously being employed as Global Product Manager at Reebok. Thompson will be responsible for the continued growth of ASICS’ apparel offering, which has seen a 171% sales increase since 2010. Barry Mellis, Managing Director at ASICS
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UK, said: “Lisa has an important role to play in helping to continue ASICS’ sales growth and our mission to become the true sports performance brand. She will be a real asset to the team having worked on a wide range of successful and high profi le brands.”
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