SALT LAKE CITY, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA Health
Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), a global nutritional company, today
announced that more than 60 of its product-sponsored athletes will
appear on the world stage at the 2012 London Games. USANA proudly
provides NSF and HFL-tested nutritional products to more than 600
professional athletes worldwide.
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"We are honored to be sponsoring such a talented group of
athletes and wish them all the best as they prepare to compete for
gold in their respectable events," said Dan Macuga, USANA's chief
communications officer.
Former Olympians Sam Stosur (Australia), Liezel
Huber (United States), and
Beijing bronze medalist,
Zheng Jie (China) will travel to London, alongside fellow WTA players,
Kim Clijsters (Belgium) and Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada), who will make their Summer Games debut this year.
Other USANA-sponsored athletes competing in London include:
- Trinidad and Tobago native,
and Athens bronze medalist, George
Bovell (50, 100 free, 100 backstroke)
- U.S. distance runner and Athens silver medalist, Mebrahtom "Meb"
Keflezighi
- Canadian RSX windsurfer and two-time Games participant, Nikola
Girke
- Caymanian freestyle swimmer and Beijing competitor, Brett Fraser (50, 100, 200
free)
- Australian flatwater kayaker and 2008 Olympian, Tate Smith (K4
1000m)
- Mexican breaststroke swimmer, Christian Schurr (200
breaststroke)
- U.S freestyle swimmer, Conor Dwyer (400 individual free, 800
free relay)
- Mexican 3-meter springboard diver, Julian Sanchez
- Korean Men's and Women's National Handball Teams
- Mexican Men's National Olympic Soccer Team
"I am coming into the Olympics feeling healthy and
confident in the year of hard work that I have put in, and
believe I have a chance to take the gold home," said Bovell. "The
anticipation of approaching the ultimate opportunity for
greatness in sport is something indescribable, that gives
every action I take a purpose, and makes me feel completely
alive. I want to remember this feeling as long as I live."
"To perform my best in London,
I need my health to be at its optimum level and am thankful that I
can trust USANA to provide me with products that help me get
there," Girke said. "I am very excited about the upcoming Games
and feel that I am ready for whatever is thrown
my way."
For more information about USANA's products and company, visit
www.USANA.com.
About USANA
Founded in 1992, USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) is a
U.S.-based nutritional company that manufactures high-quality
supplements, personal care, energy, and weight-management products
in their FDA-registered facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. USANA's products, tested
by NSF International and used by more than 600
professional athletes, are developed by the company's award-winning
team of scientists and sold directly to Preferred Customers
and Associates throughout the United States, Canada,
Mexico, France, Belgium, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand,
the Philippines,
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong
Kong and through USANA's wholly-owned subsidiary in
China, BabyCare, Ltd. Named
one of Outside magazine's "Best Places to
Work" for three consecutive years, USANA has received
more than 100 state, national and international accolades,
including Utah Best of State, Stevie Awards, Australian
Business Awards, NutriSearch Editor's Choice and
others. Learn more about USANA (www.USANA.com) and
the USANA True Health
Foundation (www.USANAfoundation.org/), stay current with the
official USANA blog (www.whatsupUSANA.com), like us on
the USANA Facebook page
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follow USANA on Twitter (@USANAinc).
Media Contact: Ashley Collins
Executive Director of Marketing, PR, and Social Media
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
(801) 954-7280
media(at)us.usana(dot)com
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