Atlanta Olympics Speedo Poster

[PSDave]

Did you try searching the Speedo Corporate websites? Or even the retail websites, they may have it for sale if the swimmer is known and with the Olympics coming, there is a chance they are selling anything nostalgic from previous Olympics.

[Byron]

Yes, not an easy one but must be out there somewhere.
Speedo Int. Customer Services have been helpful before
with archive material.
There are also collections at Powerhouse Sydney and a
big stock at allposters.uk

In the meantime the Michael Phelps of the Gay Games
(Cologne 2010) posted some pics of proper speedos here:

http://jackmax2.wordpress.com/2010/05/03/countdown-to-
the-gay-games-cologne-part-1/

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Damn nice picture.... all of them. Love the poolside shot, the two guys together is hot, too. I admire Phelps as a great swimmer, but this guy is far more handsome and the suit fit is nicer, too. Although Phelps is also a briefs guy in practices, and in some of his ads.

[Byron]

.......what you wanted on Atlanta but nearest so far:
http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com...swim96fa-1.jpg

[Byron]

I rather liked that one as a piece of art (though rather obscure in the small pic) but, sad to say, have given up on lines of enquiry as all replies are "Sorry - we don't know it".

[Lap Counter]

Byron, I continue to dream about finding this poster, but I'm not obsessing about it.

[SpeedoKid]

Originally Posted by Lap Counter

Byron, I continue to dream about finding this poster, but I'm not obsessing about it.

I have the poster. Had it in my (now-closed) swim shop for years. It shows a full fontal image of Gary Hall, Jr. in his Olympic Aquablade speedo in royal/sapphire. Speedo logo on left; "USA" on right. Four 1996 Olympic medals hanging around his neck (Mark Spitz revisited), two gold and two silver.

The poster is double sided (identical images on both sides) and mounted on heavy poster board.

It's surprising that no references to this poster can be found online. It was (is) iconic of that Olympic year, but clearly Speedo used it as promotion alter the Olympics, not before.