COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of swimming in the United States, and USA Track & Field, the National Governing Body of track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the U.S., today announced the release of a national Request For Proposal (RFP) process to sign a leading agency to package and sell key categories and properties for both entities. As two of the most storied and successful governing bodies in the Olympic Movement, the organizations, and their respective members and clubs, are responsible for the development of the country’s programs, teams and athletes, the latter group combining for almost 50% of all Team USA medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. “Growing our corporate portfolio is an important piece of our strategic plan to continue to diversify our revenues to provide increased programming for our members, and what better way to do it than alongside another world-class NGB such as USA Track & Field,” USA Swimming President & CEO Tim Hinchey III said. “As two of the strongest brands in the Olympic Movement, we are confident in the unique appeal of this partnership and look forward to identifying the right industry leader to capitalize on this endeavor.” USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel added: “This first-of-its-kind partnership with USA Swimming will serve as a catalyst for continued financial success for both of our organizations. We look forward to securing a leading agency partner to maximize the commercial opportunities available to us and to continue investing directly into the development and growth of both the grassroots and elite track and field community.” The preferred agency will identify, solicit and engage prospective sponsors for USA Swimming and USA Track & Field and any or all of their official rights, event and media opportunities as they relate to the organizations’ sponsorship programs and benefits. The partnership opportunities being offered are in key categories such as – airline, consumer package goods (CPG), payment and financial services, and cryptocurrency. The partnership will also provide a plethora of commercial opportunities with the respective National Teams, both domestically and internationally, as well as within the communities where millions of swimming and track and field amateur competitors and enthusiasts participate across the country. The organizations will continue to work with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its partners for the Olympic Games and Trials events. Agencies should request the RFP via the project managers: Jim Fox, USA Swimming Director of Partnership Marketing, jfox@usaswimming.org or Sarah Hollis, USA Track & Field Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer, sarah.hollis@usatf.org. The Intent to Respond should be submitted by agencies no later than March 1, 2022.
As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Our membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Olympic Games and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: Build the base, Promote the sport, Achieve competitive success. For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org. Contact: Isabelle McLemore (719-866-3588 / imclemore@usaswimming.org)
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the country's No. 1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org. Contact: E. Susan Hazzard (317-713-4664 / Susan.Hazzard@usatf.org)