Body by Phelps -- apparel by Nike, Speedo, Adidas, Visa

For a guy who wears a Speedo to work, Michael Phelps sure seems to have a lot of room on his person to advertise.

So much so that Phelps' corporate partners -- Speedo, Nike, Adidas and Visa -- have enjoyed estimated in-broadcast exposure valued at $9 million through Tuesday night, according to Joyce Julius & Associates in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The firm is one of a handful of media companies that track logos and corporate branding during television broadcasts in order to estimate the perceived value that accrues to sponsors.

Big money is involved. Back on July 9, Ticket To Beijing wrote about a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that set Nike's endorsement and sponsorship obligations in coming years at just under $3.4 billion. That's a huge jump from a decade ago, when Nike's endorsement and sponsorship obligations were about $500 million.

Joyce Julius calculates that Phelps' corporate partners have combined for six minutes of exposure during prime time. The company estimates the value of on-screen time by calculating the cost of commercial spots running during NBC's broadcasts.

Phelps' races are won by cutting down on the number of seconds spent in the pool, but sponsors obviously win when the seconds mount up.

Nike's winning time through Tuesday night was 3:33 -- the minutes and seconds that Phelps wore his warm-up jacket with the Nike logo. Joyce Julius set the value to Nike at $5.3 million.

The Speedo logos on Phelps’ warm-up jacket, swim cap and bodysuit currently are in second place with 2:24 of airtime valued at $3.6 million. The remaining time was shared by Adidas and Visa.

Joyce Julius estimates that Phelps has accounted for 72% of Nike’s swimming-related exposure during NBC’s nighttime coverage, and 18% of Speedo's in-your-face time with Olympic fans.

-- Greg Johnson

Photo: Michael Phelps stands on the podium for the men's 4x200m freestyle relay swimming final medal ceremony at the National Aquatics Center on Wednesday. Credit: Timothy Clary / AFP / Getty Images

Comments

[kkadams]

where can I find that speedo warm up jacket phelps wears

[Tom Rickett]

where can I find the warm up jacket that Michael Phelps wears before the races? i want one, or two.

[Steve Powell]

How do you get the white hooded jacket Phelps wears before he gets ready
to swim in the Beijing games?

[Steve Powell]

Where can you get the white hooded jacket the Phelps wears before he swims?

[Nick]

I want that White Jacket too. Where can I find one?

[Sarah]

i really want a jacket that looks like the one michael phelps wears before he swims. where can i find one?

[Maria]

It is called a SPLASH PARKA. Speedo will release it, for sale to the public after the Olympics. There are also similar items online. You can even customize it. Here is a link to one of the sites:

http://www.swimoutlet.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=226&gclid=CJO_w7iylpUCFQYdswoddkXIgA