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Olympic Gold Medalist & Four-Time World Champion Dwight Phillips Joins SPIRE as International Track & Field Ambassador

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Monday, September 21, 2020
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The most recent addition to SPIRE's corps of Ambassadors is long jumper Dwight Phillips, an Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion.

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  • The most recent addition to SPIRE's corps of Ambassadors is long jumper Dwight Phillips, an Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion.
  • A multi-event track and field athlete before deciding to focus on the long jump, Phillips was the best American performer in that event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
  • After winning both the IAAF indoor and outdoor World Championships in 2003, he entered the 2004 Olympics in Athens ranked number one in the world.
  • Phillips joins 12-time Olympic medalist and swimming world record holder Ryan Lochte, track and field Olympian and three-time gold medalist Tianna Bartoletta, swimmer, three-time Olympian, and Olympic team captain Elizabeth Beisel, and American freestyle and butterfly sprint swimmer Caeleb Dressel in SPIRE's corps of Ambassadors.

SPIRE Swim Ambassador Caeleb Dressel To Help Build Programming For Student Athletes

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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To that end, SPIRE has assembled a broad-based support network for its student athletes that includes coaches, trainers, house parents, teachers, health and wellness partners, and high-performing professional athletes that serve as "Ambassadors".

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  • To that end, SPIRE has assembled a broad-based support network for its student athletes that includes coaches, trainers, house parents, teachers, health and wellness partners, and high-performing professional athletes that serve as "Ambassadors".
  • SPIRE Ambassadors play a key role in the development of the Academy's student athletes, occasionally working one-on-one with SPIRE's athletes to help them enhance their personal performance, improve athletic ability, and gain a competitive advantage.
  • In addition to this mentoring, SPIRE Ambassadors work with the Academy's integrated team to help develop the innovative, leading-edge programming only available through SPIRE Academy.
  • Last week, American freestyle and butterfly sprint swimmer Caeleb Dressel committed to supporting and mentoring SPIRE's student athletes along with Lochte, Bartoletta, and Beisel.

Two-Time Olympian Tianna Bartoletta Joins Spire Institute and Academy as Ambassador

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Thursday, August 13, 2020
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GENEVA, Ohio, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Long jump and short sprint champion Tianna Bartoletta has joined SPIRE Institute and Academy (IA) as an ambassador.

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  • GENEVA, Ohio, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Long jump and short sprint champion Tianna Bartoletta has joined SPIRE Institute and Academy (IA) as an ambassador.
  • In her new position, the world champion, two-time Olympian and published author will lead programs for SPIRE's student athletes-- virtually as well as during her on-campus visits.
  • My position as a SPIRE ambassador will give me the opportunity to share that philosophy."
  • "We are excited to welcome Tianna to the team at SPIRE," said Blue Ocean President and CEO Jonathan Ehrenfeld.