Oleksiak will be the face of Phelps Brand's Matrix Tech Suit, a new swimsuit the company is launchingGetty Images
Gold Medal-winning Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak has "signed on to be a global ambassador for Phelps Brand, a company that develops technologically advanced swim gear under the direction" of Michael Phelps and coach Bob Bowman, according to Rachel Brady of the GLOBE & MAIL. Oleksiak said, "I was looking for a good swimsuit brand to join, and Phelps reached out, and it was an offer I honestly couldn’t pass up -- getting to work with Michael Phelps and learn from him." Brady noted Oleksiak "will be the face of Phelps Brand's Matrix Tech Suit, an innovative new swimsuit the company is launching." Oleksiak "had dinner with Phelps before the pandemic, hung out with his family" and "did a photo shoot with him" (GLOBE & MAIL, 10/9). SWIMSWAM's Ben Dornan noted after "originally launching under the name 'MP'" in '14, the company "re-branded under the name 'Phelps' earlier this year." Among those "signed to the brand" are Silver Medal-winning U.S. swimmer Chase Kalisz and French swimmers Damien Joly and Joris Bouchaut (SWIMSWAM.com, 10/8).
