Speedo hosts ‘Meet & Greet’ session with Olympian swimmer and Arjuna Awardee Nisha Millet at the newest Speedo Store in Chennai

Speedo hosts an exclusive ‘Meet & Greet’ session with Olympian Swimmer and Arjuna Awardee Nisha Millet at the newest Speedo Store in Chennai

Chennai, 11^thApril, 2019: Speedo,the world’s leading swimwear brand, today hosted an exclusive ‘Meet & Greet’ session with Olympian swimmer, Arjuna Awardee and Speedo Brand Advocate, Nisha Millet at the Speedo Store in VR Chennai. The recently launched store marks the 41^st Speedo store in the country and the 3^rd one in Chennai itself. Conveniently located in the heart of Edenvale at VR Chennai, the store promises to entice swimmers with its diverse collection of swimwear and accessories catering to a wide variety of customers from new swimmers to professionals.

 Ace swimmerand Speedo Brand Advocate, Nisha Milletvisited the exclusive Speedo store at the mall and shared her thoughts on a number of points pertaining to swimming such as the health benefits of swimming, importance of learning swimming at a young age, reasons behind choosing swimming over any other form of physical exercise and more.

Olympian, Arjuna Award winner and Brand Advocate of Speedo India, Nisha Milletsaid, “I am pleased that Speedo offered me this platform to host an interactive‘Meet & Greet’ session for the store customers and mall-goers. I believe that swimming should be a year round sport and not just a seasonal one.This life-saving skill is a complete body workout that one must include in their regular fitness regime. I am also extremely proud to be associated with a brand like Speedo India that that shares a common passion for the water, thereby inspiring everyone, from babies all the way through to the elderly, to get in the water and enjoy the many physical and emotional benefits of swimming.”

Speaking to the media, Mr. Neer Chauhan, Business Head, Speedo Indiasaid, “We are glad that a swimming sensation like Nisha Millet could not only visit ourstore, but also spend time to educate and encourage swimmers. It was great to see the customers who attended the session showing such keenness toknow more about the benefits of swimming. We believe there are a rising number of swimmers in the city due to increased awareness about the importance of swimming. And, with an event like this, we hope to motivate and inspire more people to get into the pool and #LoveToSwim.”

Today, using technology created for the world’s top swimmers, Speedo brings performance, comfort and style to all who enter the water, whether racing for a record finish, swimming laps for better health or lounging aside a pool for your next holiday getaway.

The new Speedo store in Chennai joins Speedo’s 40 stores across India with Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Cochin, Jaipur and Kolkatataking the store count to 41 stores across India.

To find out more about how you can visit www.speedoindia.in

About Speedo® The world’s leading swimwear brand, Speedo is passionate about life in and around the water, creating revolutionary new technologies, designs and innovations and supporting swimming from grass-roots through to elite level. In the 1920s Speedo made history with the Racerback: the world’s first non-wool suit. In 2008 Speedo redefined swimwear again with Fastskin LZR RACER - the fastest and most technologically advanced swimsuit ever created. 2011 saw Speedo unveil another world first with the Fastskin Racing System - a cap, goggle and suit designed to work together as one.  In 2015, Speedo launched the Fastskin LZR Racer X, the first suit engineered to help swimmers feel their fastest. Its development was made possible through analyses of the physical and psychological aspects of competitive swimming with over 330 elite swimmers. Speedo is owned by Speedo Holdings B.V and distributed in over 170 countries around the world; to find out more visit: www.speedo.com. SPEEDO, the ARROW device, FASTSKIN, AQUALAB, RACING SYSTEM, BIOFUSE, SPEEDO ENDURANCE, SCULPTURE and LZR RACER are registered trademarks of Speedo Holdings B.V. The LZR RACER suit has worldwide design rights and patents. The FASTSKIN³ cap, goggle and suit has worldwide design rights and patents pending