2015 World Championship Teaser Video with Lochte, Adrian, Morozov and Manaudou

by SwimSwam 21

May 25th, 2015 Industry, Lifestyle, News, Video

This Russian video teaser is fun, featuring Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Florent Manaudou, Vlad Morozov, James Magnussen, Egeny Korotyshkin and Michael Phelps.

Wait. What? Why is Phelps in the video?

It must be blind-hope he’ll attend and aggressive marketing. A World Championships with Phelps competing would boost TV-ratings and attendance.

Interestingly, the video was released March 25th of this year.  I suppose Phelps attending Worlds was still in question, though chances were clearly slim at that time.

Phelps ended that idea at the Pro Swim Series in Mesa in April, stating definitely he will attend U.S. Nationals in San Antonio, Texas, August 6-10.

Also, as reported May 23nd, James Magnussen, featured in the video, is out of the 2015 World Championships due to shoulder surgery scheduled in early June.

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Bossanova
9 years ago

The top 7 female swimmer video is much better. 🙂

Billabong
Reply to  Bossanova
9 years ago

Nice to see the Russians trivialising both sexes in equal amounts. In all fairness both videos are quite good, despite being way off topic!

liquidassets
9 years ago

The gay male audience is tiny compared with the general female audience; they’re targeting women if anything.

Luigi
Reply to  liquidassets
9 years ago

You need to be more subtle if you are targeting the female audience, at least the Western one

team rwanda
9 years ago

You’re right. I didn’t read the article. just watched the video. I am a fan of team France but I will cheer for Lochte and Ledecky, my favorite American swimmers

team rwanda
9 years ago

You’re right. I didn’t read the article. just watched the video. I am not a fan of team France but I will cheer for Lochte and Ledecky, my favorite American swimmers

E GAMBLE
9 years ago

Brilliant Luigi! Gay people who enjoy competitive swimming are now going to tune in more because of a video of swimmers in suits. Maybe it just to enjoy the swimming!

luigi
Reply to  E GAMBLE
9 years ago

If you read anything derogatory in my comment, you are wrong

luigi
9 years ago

Looks to me like it’s targeting the gay audience

Lane Four
Reply to  luigi
9 years ago

Actually, while watching it, I thought it was a video on male models who happen to swim. I think the direction was all wrong.

nemofish
Reply to  Lane Four
9 years ago

Ughhhhhh That would suggest to me the direction was spot on! Keep ’em coming!!!!

Lane Four
Reply to  nemofish
9 years ago

I agree with you but not for the world championships.

Luigi
Reply to  luigi
9 years ago

Again, and since I see I have been downvoted here, for the sake of clarity: my comment was not derogatory, it was just a comment on the visual language they chose, matter-of-fact, without any negative implications.

Danjohnrob
Reply to  Luigi
9 years ago

Luigi, I’m gay, and I’m not offended! 🙂

Luigi
Reply to  Danjohnrob
9 years ago

Then you are a clever fella

Team Rwanda
9 years ago

So this is the official teaser video? Phelps and Magnussen will not even compete there.

NAS
Reply to  Team Rwanda
9 years ago

Did you even read the article?!

Will be cheering for USA Swimming, hopefully the team will get over the bad phase that they’re going through for the last couple of years! Great swimmers!

bobthebuilderrocks
9 years ago

This is actually about the top 7 sexiest swimmers. 🙂