U.S. SWIM STAR AND STYLE ICON RYAN LOCHTE DESIGNS LIMITED EDITION SPEEDO^® FOOTWEAR COLLECTION
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Lochte Teams with Speedo to Launch New Capsule Collection at U.S. Nationals; Brings His Signature Style to the Pool Deck with Limited Edition Footwear Line

Ryan Lochte and his signature sandals

Swim star Ryan Lochte and SPEEDO®, the division of Warnaco Swimwear, Inc., today launched the Ryan Lochte Limited Edition Speedo Footwear Collection at the 2010 ConocoPhillips U.S. National Championships in Irvine, Calif. Lochte, who is known for his unique personal style, has been interested in fashion and style for many years both as a model and aspiring designer. With the collection, Lochte brings his “signature” style to the pool deck in two limited edition sandal styles in Speedo’s first-ever athlete capsule collection. The Ryan Lochte shoe line was created as a collaborative effort between Ryan and Speedo.

Lochte worked directly with the Speedo footwear team to design his Limited Edition Collection, which includes a men’s sandal and a women’s sandal, inspired by a special, personal high-top shoe that Lochte designed to wear on the pool deck and podium at Nationals.

The Lochte-designed sandals are currently available for purchase in limited quantities at the Speedo retail booth in Irvine through August 5th and will be available via www.speedousa.com beginning this fall. The men’s sandal retails for $24.99 the women’s sandal retails for $14.99.

“I love shoes and Speedo has a great footwear line, so designing my own Speedo footwear seemed like the perfect place to start,” said Lochte. “I really enjoyed working with the Speedo footwear team to create something that stands out and reflects my personal style.”

Both the men’s and women’s sandals feature a number of Lochte-designed elements, including the black, bright green, purple and bright yellow color scheme, and Lochte’s personal signature printed on the insole.

The sandals also feature Speedo’s new SPEEDO® FOAM™, an exclusive EVA material that provides shock absorption and long lasting comfort. Lochte’s personal high-tops also feature the signature bright green and yellow color scheme he incorporated in his sandals, but with patent leather inlays and some of his famous “bling,” fully encrusted with emerald green rhinestones.

Lochte’s high tops also include a custom sole with his name embedded on the bottom and Speedo’s signature HYDRO TREAD® technology, which is a lightweight, multi-directional, non marking rubber.

“Everyone knows that I like to take some risks when it comes to fashion and as you may have noticed, I think it’s really fun to wear an item that stands out – or as I like to say, ‘Martian’,” added Lochte. “I love wearing and creating styles that are out of this world and that was the inspiration behind the designs of my Limited Edition Speedo Footwear Collection, which is a way for me to share my personal style with the swimming community and consumers and bring a little Ryan Lochte flair to the pool deck… Jeah!”

Lochte is also working with Speedo to design a swimsuit capsule collection, which will launch this fall.

A Speedo-sponsored athlete since 2006, Lochte is a six-time Olympic medalist – including double gold in the 200m backstroke and 800m free relay in Beijing – and the current World Record holder in the 200m IM, set at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, where he also took home the world title in the 400m IM. He is now looking ahead to London where he hopes to compete in his third Olympic Games.

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Lochte Speedo Suncruiser Thong and the Lochte Speedo Street Thong

Ryan Lochte Bio

SWIMMER STATS

1. NAME: RYAN LOCHTE
2. DOB: AUGUST 3, 1984
3. HOMETOWN: DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
4. BIRTHPLACE: ROCHESTER, N.Y.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Triple gold medalist at the 2009 FINA World Championships in the 200m IM (WR), 4×200 freestyle-relay (WR), and 400m IM; also claimed a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke … double gold medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 200m back (WR) and as a member of the 800m free-relay (WR); also claimed two bronze medals in the 200m IM and 400m IM … set three world records at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester … claimed his first individual long-course world record winning gold in the 200m back at the 2007 FINA World Championships … also set a world record as part of the men’s 800m free-relay team … won gold swimming on the American record-breaking 800m free-relay that upset the Australians at the 2004 Olympic Games … also earned an Olympic silver medal in the 200m IM … has swam on the 800m free-relay that has broken the American record each summer since 2004 … had a dynamite performance at the 2006 Short Course World Championships, capturing six medals – three of them gold – and setting three world records … triple medalist at the 2005 World Championships, earning gold as a member of the 800m free-relay (AR) and bronze medals in the 200m back and 200m IM … named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2005 NCAA Championships after breaking the American record in the 200y IM

OLYMPICS HISTORY
2008: Gold, 800m FR-R (WR); Gold, 200m BK (WR); Bronze, 200m IM; Bronze, 400m IM … 2004: Gold, 800m FR-R(AR); Silver, 200m IM

WORLD CHAMPS HISTORY
2009: Gold, 200m IM (WR); Gold 800m FR-R (WR); Gold, 400m IM; Bronze, 200m BK … 2007: Gold, 200m BK(WR)/800m FR-R(WR); Silver, 100m BK & 200m/400m IM … 2005: Gold, 800m FR-R(AR); Bronze, 200m BK & 200m IM; 5, 400m IM

WORLD CHAMPS HISTORY
2009: Gold 200/400 IM, Bronze 200 Bk

PAN PACS HISTORY
2006: Gold, 800m FR-R(AR); Silver, 100m BK & 200m IM … 2010: 200 Free – Gold, 400 IM – Gold, 4×200 Free Men’s Relay – Gold, 200 Back – Gold,400×100 Free Men’s Relay – Gold,200 IM – Gold

PAN AMS HISTORY
2003: Gold, 800m FR-R(GR); Bronze, 200m FR

SC WORLDS HISTORY
2008: 6 medals–4 Gold, 2 Silver–3 WRs … Gold: 100m IM (WR), 200m IM (WR’s) , 400m IM & 400m FR-R; Silver: 200m BK (WR) & 400m MR … 2006: 6 medals–3 Gold–3 WR’s … Gold: 200m BK & 200m IM & 400m IM; Silver, 400m MR; Bronze, 400m & 800 FR-R … 2004: Gold, 800m FR-R; Silver, 200m IM; Bronze, 200m free

DUEL IN THE POOL HISTORY
2005: Silver, 100m BK/200m IM

OLYMPIC TRIALS HISTORY
2008: 2, 200m IM; 2, 400m IM; 2, 200m BK; 3, 100m BK … 2004: 2, 200m IM; 4, 400m IM; 4, 200m FR

U.S. NATIONALS HISTORY
2009: 1, 200m IM/400m IM; 2, 200m BK; 3, 200m FR … 2010: 400 IM – Gold, 200 IM – Gold, 100 Free – Silver, 200 Free – Silver, 200 Back – Gold

2007 WORLD RANKINGS
12th, 200m FR; 20th, 50m BK; 4th, 100m BK; 1st, 200m BK; 91st, 50m BR; 67th, 100m BR; 2nd, 200m IM; 2nd, 400m IM

2006 WORLD RANKINGS
98th, 100m FR; 15th, 200m FR; 51st, 400m FR; 4th, 100m BK; 9th, 200m BK; 32nd, 100m FL; 2nd, 200m IM; 3rd, 400m IM

2005 WORLD RANKINGS
54th, 100m FR; 21st, 200m FR; 125th, 400m FR; 9th, 100m BK; 3rd, 200m BK; 78th, 100m FL; 3rd, 200m IM; 6th, 400m IM