arena has renewed its sponsorship agreement with 2012 Olympic champion, Chad le Clos, through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old South African, who leapt into the limelight after out-touching Michael Phelps in the now-famous 200m butterfly final at the London Olympics, is scheduled to arrive in Italy’s fashion capital to compete at the upcoming Trofeo Città di Milano swim meet (City of Milan Trophy) from 1st-3rd March, 2019.
“I’m really happy to extend this great partnership with arena.” said le Clos, who first signed with arena back in 2010. “Over the last decade my career has gone through a few different phases, with both highs and lows, and arena has always been there, no matter what. That’s very important for me. And then of course there are the great suits and equipment, which are far and away the best on the market. So as I look forward to the next few years and chasing my new goals, it’s great that I’ll still have arena in my corner.”
Career Snapshot
Le Clos’ career started taking off in 2010, his final year at high school, when his butterfly and IM performances stood out at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, and the World Short Course Championships in Dubai. But it was his London…
