SwimNews Courtesy FINIS, a SwimSwam partner
Livermore, CA – (January 19, 2015) FINIS, a world leader in technical swimming products announces the addition of British Olympic swimmer, Grant Turner, to the European staff. After a successful competitive swimming career, Turner is joining the FINIS team to assist in its International marketing efforts.
Turner made his International swimming debut in Rome, at the World Championships, as a member of Britain’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. A year later, Turner built on his success from Rome, and picked up a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In 2010 Turner also went on to break a British national record.
Continuing to build on his success, Turner represented the British National team as part of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle relay at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, as well as the 2012 Olympic games in London.
Turner retired from the sport of swimming in early 2014, having enjoyed 5 years on the British National team.
“The swimming scene in Europe is fantastic. People of all ages swim with a tremendous sense of community, and European competitive swimmers continue to raise global standards. Grant has the expertise and insight to help FINIS understand the needs of the European market and determine how to best service this customer base.”
-John Mix (CEO, FINIS Inc.)
About FINIS:
Founded in 1993 in Northern California, FINIS was started by John Mix and Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Pablo Morales. The Monofin and the Swimmer’s Snorkel were the first products they developed for the US market; afterwards, they continued to focus on creating training tools for swimmers and coaches worldwide. FINIS products are currently available in over 65 countries and are used by US and International Olympic teams, elite triathletes, and fitness swimmers.
Innovative research and design is FINIS’ highest priority. This dedication has resulted in truly unique products such as: the Swimmer’s Snorkel, which is recognized as the paramount tool to improve a swimmer’s technique, the Neptune MP3 that uses bone conduction technology to transmit music to the inner ear instead of using ear buds, and the Z2 Zoomers fins, which demonstrate an intimate understanding of swimming musculature, hydrodynamics, and engineering.