Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer is adding new talent to its portfolio of outstanding athlete ambassadors with the signing of track and field prodigy and Team USA Olympian hopeful, Sydney McLaughlin.
Sydney McLaughlin, 21, is a record-breaking sprinter and hurdler whose inspiration never stops distance. In 2016, at the age of 16, she participated in the Rio Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. Olympic team. she Made history, became the youngest U.S. Olympic gold medalist since 1972, and sent a teen World record for over 400m obstacle in Olympic team test.
McLaughlin wins gold in the 400m relay at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha Silver in the 400m hurdles, the third fastest in history.
The track and field prodigy showed her winning mentality even before her career started Lost an indoor or outdoor game in the 2015-16 high school game since June 14, 2014 2016-17 Gatorade Girls National High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year and Record Breaker in competition with the University of Kentucky.
Just a few weeks ago, Sydney broke another milestone for sprinters: she became the first woman Historically, 100m hurdles were under 13 seconds, 200m under 23 seconds, Run 400 meters in 53 seconds.
Sydney is also an ardent advocate, using her voice and platform to support causes she is passionate about such as anti-bullying. “I knew her mark on the world would be like this Much bigger than records and medals,” Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix wrote for Sydney The 2021 TIME100 next list honors emerging leaders shaping the future.
These outstanding performances paved the way for McLaughlin’s second Olympic challenge American team member. She will travel to the Oregon trial in late June in hopes of a success Options for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics
“We are proud to welcome Sydney to the TAG Heuer family”, says Frédéric Arnault, CEO of TAG Heuer. “As one of the fastest women of all time, she is a force to be reckoned with, and her influence reaches far beyond her sport. We look forward to supporting her on her Olympic journey and in the years to come, as she continues to defy the limits of speed and precision, an ambition we share at TAG Heuer.”
“I’m very excited about this new partnership with TAG Heuer and to be in such great company amongst their list of ambassadors”, adds McLaughlin. “Our shared passion for high performance, mental strength and the “Don’t crack under pressure” spirit made this a natural and authentic match. My TAG Heuer Connected is already my everyday companion, in training and off the track.”
About TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer, founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland, is a luxury watch brand that is part of LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton SE (“LVMH”), the world’s leading luxury group. Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and with four production sites, TAG Heuer has 1470 employees and is active in 139 countries. TAG Heuer products are available online on www.tagheuer.com for select countries and in 160 boutiques and 3,000 points of sale worldwide. The company is headed up by Frédéric Arnault, CEO of TAG Heuer. For 160 years, TAG Heuer has demonstrated pure avant-garde watchmaking spirit and a commitment to innovation with revolutionary technologies that have included the oscillating pinion for mechanical stopwatches in 1887, the Mikrograph in 1916, the first automatic-winding chronograph movement –
Calibre 11 – in 1969 and the first luxury smartwatch in 2015. Today, the brand’s core collection consists of three iconic families designed by Jack Heuer – TAG Heuer Carrera, Monaco and Autavia – and is rounded out with the contemporary Link, Aquaracer, Formula 1 and Connected lines. Capturing TAG Heuer’s motto, “Don’t Crack Under Pressure”, are prominent partnerships and brand ambassadors that express the brand’s passion for action and high performance.