In 1966 I had a sponsor for my swimming and even made a television ad for them which was going to pay big bucks. I thought I had hit the jack pot. Every time it showed 13 times I was to receive $75.00 and I was told it would appear at least 35 times a day and as many as 200 times a day accross Canada. The add played for 10 days and it was going to be good. After it ran for ten days, I was watching the news.... Dow Brewery destroys 4,546,000 litres of beer after 16 people die in Quebec City area; 1 million gallons go down the drain, so did my TV ad and this sponsor.
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
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Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
It would be nice to have a sponsor.But you need to be really good these days to get one!
You had to be good then or you never had a sponsor. I was always rated in the top 6 marathon swimmers in the world, I quit full time teaching swimming for six months so I could train and race. I owned a swim school were I, my staff and wife would teach 4000 kids and adults a year. My sponsors looked after all my expenses for travel, food and lodging plus a little more. The Dow Beer ad would have made it a bit nicer. I was one of three of the pros who had sponsors.
George swimdownhill.com
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
It would be nice to have a sponsor.But you need to be really good these days to get one!
You had to be good then or you never had a sponsor. I was always rated in the top 6 marathon swimmers in the world, I quit full time teaching swimming for six months so I could train and race. I owned a swim school were I, my staff and wife would teach 4000 kids and adults a year. My sponsors looked after all my expenses for travel, food and lodging plus a little more. The Dow Beer ad would have made it a bit nicer. I was one of three of the pros who had sponsors.
George swimdownhill.com
