Speedo is a SwimSwam partner, however this is not a press release.
2016 U.S Olympic gold medalist announced via Instagram that he has officially signed to Team Speedo:
Miller has signed with Speedo after more than 5 years as a member of Team TYR, having originally signed with them back in December 2015.
Over the course of his career, Miller has built a substantial following on social media. He has amassed over 131,000 followers on Instagram, 29,000 Twitter followers, and 156,000 subscribers of YouTube.
That makes Miller among the most valuable ‘brands’ in swimming, regardless of whether he makes the Tokyo 2020 Olympic team.
Along with his Instagram post, Miller uploaded a vlog on his YouTube channel to discuss his decision to make the switch.
Miller says in the video that he signed with Speedo around 4 weeks ago and that fans were quick to notice that he had begun wearing the brand’s suits in his vlogs. His YouTube channel began getting flooded with commenters asking whether he had made the switch. In the vlog, Miller admits that while he kept it a secret, it was not a well-kept secret.
He ends the vlog by sharing footage from his first Speedo photoshoot which took place around the time he signed with the company.
“I am thrilled to be a part of this dope swimming legacy,” said Miller in the vlog. He explains that his decision to sign with Speedo was threefold;
“When it came down to choosing a company that I wanted to partner with, it really came down to three things. Numer 1, the products and the gear, all the equipment. And I can honestly say that speedo has the dopest stuff. “Check that box, major check.”
“Number 2: the people. The employees behind the well-oiled machine that is Speedo. Did I feel like they genuinely had the best interest of professional swimmers and the swimming world at large in their hearts and in their minds? And I really feel that way like I really don’t think I could’ve landed with a better group of people that run an awesome company. You know, I wanted to represent a brand that I could be proud of. A group of people behind the scenes that I felt like is a family and I really feel that at Speedo.
“And then number 3, obviously the racing suit, right. Is this going to be the best vessel to help propel me to success? Check that box.”
Miller has been racing for the United States on the senior international scene since he swam at the 2014 Short Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar. There, he helped the US to two podium finishes by swimming the breaststroke leg in the 4×100 medley for silver and 4×50 medley relay for bronze.
He has raced at the 2015 and 2017 World Swimming Championships as well, placing 9th in the 100 breast in 2015 and 5th and 16th, respectively in the 200 and 100 breaststroke in 2017. At the 2016 Olympic Games, Miller won bronze in the 100 breast in an American record of 58.87 and contributed to the United States’ gold medal performance in the 4×100 medley.
Miller swam for Indiana between 2010 and 2014, earning a number of Big Ten titles throughout his career, along with a podium finish at 2014 NCAAs when he took silver in the 200 breast. In 2019 Miller swam as an inaugural member of the DC Trident in the International Swimming League where he placed 183rd overall in the MVP standings.
Miller has a shot at making his way onto his second Olympic squad at the upcoming US Olympic Trials. According to USA Swimming’s ranking database, he ranks 2nd and 3rd, respectively in the long course 100 and 200 breaststrokes this season.
US 100 Breaststroke Rankings (9/1/2020 – 8/31/2021)
- Andrew Wilson – 59.58
- Cody Miller – 59.65
- Michael Andrew – 1:00.10
- Josh Matheny – 1:00.31
US 200 Breaststroke Rankings (9/1/2020 – 8/31/2021)
- Daniel Roy – 2:08.89
- Andrew Wilson – 2:09.83
- Cody Miller – 2:10.22
- Josh Matheny – 2:11.05
Miller is also in the top 10 in both events throughout the Olympic Trials qualification period thus far which began on November 28, 2018:
US 100 Breaststroke Rankings (11/28/2018 – 8/31/2021)
- Andrew Wilson (2019) – 58.93
- Michael Andrew (2020) – 59.14
- Cody Miller (2019) – 59.24
- Ian Finnerty (2019) – 59.49*
* Ian Finnerty ranks #4 on this list but has retired from the sport and will not be competing for a spot on the Olympic team this summer.
US 200 Breaststroke Rankings (11/28/2018 – 8/31/2021)
- Will Licon (2019) – 2:07.62
- Andrew Wilson (2019) – 2:07.77
- Nic Fink (2019) – 2:08.16
- Josh Prenot (2019) – 2:08.77
- Daniel Roy (2020) – 2:09.89
- Cody Miller (2019) – 2:08.98
- Josh Matheny (2019) – 2:09.40
- Reece Whitley (2019) – 2:09.69
- Kevin Cordes (2019) – 2:10.52
Cheating is cheating
I saw it & thought it was Cody Simpson . Now that’s an idea Speedo!
Some day I hope to run into a sponsored athlete, swimmer or non swimmer, and just ask “How much of the stuff you endorsed did you really use, and is their stuff you still used even when you didn’t endorse them?
Example did Michael Phelps really use carnations instant breakfast in 2004 as part of his recovery and keep it poolside? Did he keep drinking it after?
I like to imagine Lebron James drove a Kia in 2014, and perhaps still has one in his garage for kids, but I have my doubts.
That being said Speedo has a lot of products and it will be cool to see them visible on his channel, they seem to have some… Read more »
Vlogs after losing to a high schooler wearing TYR.
LOL
Why the valor over the intent?
Depends on which event you’re swimming. Intent has more compression, valor has more flexibility.
OK definitely going to say it. I’m very unhappy with the way that he went about doing this. In his video he basically made it seem like he wasn’t happy for the sponsorship partnership he had with tyr. A company that pretty much been with him since the start stuck with him when he lost a sponsorship deal from USA swimming from not making the team. I just thought it was very unclassy the way he did it.
Same! All those years he’d been saying the same things about TYR, too — the suit, the people, etc. Although I understand that part of his contract may be to promote the brand, it makes him look a little insincere. I can’t believe he isn’t grateful for his partnership with TYR and why he wouldn’t express it.
Poor TYR!! When will people think about the feelings of large companies?
We want the companies in our sport to care about the pros and to produce the best gear.
Ever think it might be the other way around? That TYR dropped him along with other athletes as well?
Yeah apparently TYR dropped a lot of their athletes?
Yes. I think they dropped Matt Grievers as well that I know of
They made some real bad business decisions. They backed a dump-truck of money up to the front doors of Katie and Simone, and those two 1) barely race, and 2) in the case of Simone, the contract apparently didn’t stop her from signing a better deal with Nike, which is the only brand I ever see on her social and where her passion seems to lie.
Love Cody, and I get the business aspect of the switch. But, have to say, agree with you on this one.
He signed, because they gave him more money than TYR. End of the discussion.
Moreover, wearing a speedo or a mizuno suit won’t make him catch Adam “the train” Peaty (Monopoly of Breaststroke) and Anton “the missile” Chupkov (back half Master).
Yes of course, because only people that are favorites for gold medals are allowed to compete in the sport. Everyone else should just pack up their suit and goggles and stop trying to better themselves any more. Why bother when someone else has been faster than you after all?
I AM GOING TO BURN ALL MY TYR GEAR IN THE BACKYARD!!!!
Bring a bucket of water just in case it gets out of hand