ITU Pro Triathlete Dan Eckel Signs With Breakthrough Nutrition

Online, May 14, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Leading sports nutrition company, Breakthrough Nutrition, has added professional triathlete Dan Eckel to its roster of sponsored athletes. He joins Breakthrough Nutrition under a comprehensive agreement that will see him train and race with products from Breakthrough Nutrition. He will also work closely with President, Clifton Duhon, to perfect his training/race day nutrition strategy.

Dan began his athletic career as a high school swimmer in Mt. Lebanon, NJ where he earned All-American honors. He earned a scholarship to Princeton University and became a four year varsity letter winner for the swim team. He aided the Tigers to three Eastern Conference titles and finished his swimming career as an All-American. Daniel also participated in the 2008 US Olympic Trials.

Since graduating college, Dan has been brought into the USAT Collegiate Recruitment Program by Barb Lindquist. A former US Triathlon Olympian, Barb heads up the recruitment program which has had tremendous success in transitioning collegiate swimmers or runners into elite level triathletes. Dan is one of 20 post-collegiate athletes that Barb has recruited and believes has Olympic potential.

Dan is now coached full time by Tom Manzi, part of the Joel Friel Training Bible system. Tom introduced Dan to Clifton Duhon and Breakthrough Nutrition so Dan could get some help perfecting his nutrition strategies. "After talking with both Dan and Tom, we were very excited to work with Dan on his training and race day nutrition," says Clifton Duhon, Founder and President of Breakthrough Nutrition. "It is such an exciting time to get involved with Dan and watch him progress as a professional triathlete. His good natured personality and unwavering work ethic make him a perfect fit into our sponsorship program," added Clifton.

Dan lives and trains in Princeton, NJ and will make his professional debut at the Columbia 5i50 Olympic distance race on May 20th. You can follow Dan and his 2012 race schedule on his blog and twitter (@EckelontheRocks).