Atlanta Olympics Speedo Poster

[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.

[Byron]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-X1jG42lqK.../Hallsmall.jpg

[Swimmboy]

That's a hot poster.....

[Byron]

Yep - I think SpeedoKid got into it with some detail
- and you had already said Royal Blue in post of 04-24-2012
(but I'm still a little concerned at fitting exactly what was
described for posters on the bus stands).

[Lap Counter]

That is a HOT poster, but not the one I remember. With all the research being done to find the poster all coming up dry, I'm starting to doubt my own memory. But the quest continues.

[SpeedoKid]

Originally Posted by Byron

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-X1jG42lqK.../Hallsmall.jpg

Looks like maybe there was more than one taken at the same time. Mine doesn't have the flag. Otherwise identical.

[Byron]

That would explain a lot.

LapCounter would surely have remembered the Stars & Stripes
and I was not sure that Olympic Medals and an autograph could
appear as a bus stop poster DURING the Games.

The word Speedo does not appear either (but Speedo know
nothing of a poster of theirs at Atlanta anyway).

(The blogspot administrator might have some answers on its
origin of course).