25/07/2012
Congratulations Laura Geitz. Well deserved and will be a fantastic ambassador for Swisse Vitamins
It's official, we have a winner!
Swisse is thrilled to announce that Australian netball star Laura Geitz is the company’s Netball ambassador for 2013.
After a season long campaign, the vote went right down to the wire with Laura prevailing by just 4% over Erin Bell. Geitz said, “I'm really honoured to join the Swisse family and extremely excited about the partnership. Swisse is a fantastic supporter of sport in Australia and I'm thrilled that this has now been expanded into netball.”
Laura Geitz is one of the brightest young stars on the Australian netball scene after making her international debut in 2008. In 2011, she won the Liz Ellis Diamond – the top individual honour in Australian netball – as well as the ANZ Championship Player of the Year Award. Off the court, Laura is extremely passionate about promoting the sport of netball and hosts clinics in country towns all over Queensland, offering tuition to aspiring netballers
Swisse CEO Radek Sali said, “We’ve been overwhelmed by the support for the Swisse Netball Ambassador Auditions competition and we’d like to thank all five netballers who participated. They are all outstanding individuals and a real credit to their sport. Laura’s passionate outlook on health and fitness, the work she does in the community and the high level of her performance on the court makes her the perfect ambassador for our brand. Swisse is thrilled to be able to help Laura perform at her best every day."
http://www.swisse.com/media-press-release/laura-geitz-named-as-2013-swisse-netball-ambassador
Thanks to all of our superstar netballers and to everyone who voted in the competition. We'll be announcing the lucky winner of the $5,000 cash prize on Facebook soon, so stay tuned!