Omega and Olympic Athletics
Omega is the world famous Swiss watchmaker. Do you know that Michael Phelps has been making a splash with Omega since his appearance at the 2004 Olympic Games. He is one of three Olympic athletes who are Omega brand ambassadors. Xander Popov and Ian Thorpe are the other two ambassadors who also happen to be celebrated Olympic gold medal swimmers.The confluence between Omega and athletics is a relationship that has been coinciding since the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles when the timepiece brand was named Official Timekeeper and has kept its reign ever since.
Phelps is now bacome widely known hero , foe he won over eight gold medals alone during the Olympic Games in Beijing and had broken several world records. Because he is one of the youngest Ambassadors for Omega, Phelps helps give the timepiece brand more exposure to its younger audience.The partnership between Omega and Phelps has become a very powerful one propelled by the Olympics world wide exposure and the swimmer’s categorical dominance. With the athletic talent of Phelps and the brand strength of Omega this could be a match made in brand ambassador heaven.