Del Mar Middle School 105 Avenida Miraflores Tiburon, California, 94920 Arena North America, LLC 404

NW 10th Avenue 202 Portland, Oregon, 97209 Dear Arena,

February 3, 2014

My name is Marie Parche, I am a twelve year old seventh grade girl, and I go to Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon, California. I have been swimming competitively for four years now, and have gone through many swimsuits, including Speedo, Arena, and Engine. I like your suits best because they last longer, they look nicer, and they just seem to work better. My favorite stroke is freestyle, and I am less than half a second away from the Junior Olympics time in my 50 free. I am trying to shave off the last hundredths before my birthday and would love to try one of your tech suits. They are helping my friends get their Junior Olympics. I have tried many swimsuits, and suits from Speedo, your biggest competitor, start stretching out after less than a month.Your swimsuits last much longer, and some I have had for more than a year, and they were still intact and tight. In fact, I gave two Arena suits to a younger friend of mine who is still wearing them today, and she loves them just as much as I did. They served me well, and they are serving her well now. I like that your swimsuits stay taut longer, so you dont have to look for new ones all the time. Your swimsuits are super colorful and bright, and they stand out. I love drawing attention to myself with a bright swimsuit, and I love when somebody asks where I got mine. If I could get a tech suit, I would get a red one, or a cyan blue one. At my last swim meet, my friends and I were all in the same heat for the 50 free, and they all had Arena tech suits and I had my normal Arena swimsuit. I believe that the tech suits gave my friends an edge, because they got the Junior Olympics qualification time, and while I am as fast as they are in practice, I was slower in the race. Your swimsuits are made differently from the suits of your competitors, which is one of the reasons that they are so popular and that they work so well. Your swimsuits are tighter than the others, they are more hydrodynamic, and more water repelling, which helps you glide through the water better. Your suits are made with fewer layers, which makes you lighter, and all of those great qualities combined make you much faster when youre racing. While the world of swimming is vast and has many different things to offer to the swimmer, in the world of swimsuits there is only one choice, and a clear one. Arena, the best swimwear company out there, with German and Italian art and technology, nothing can stand in your way. Keep doing what youre doing!

Marie Parche

Parche, Marie

Monday, February 3, 2014 9:23:27 PM Pacic Standard Time

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