Smack Sportswear Signs Deal With Top U.S. Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Player

Whitney Pavlik and Partner Jenny Kropp Kick-Off Season on "Team Smack"

USA Pro Beach Volleyball Player Whitney Pavlik joins 'Team Smack.' Click here for high-resolution version ·Marketwired

TORRANCE, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 7, 2013) - Smack Sportswear (OTCBB: SMAK), the leader in indoor and beach volleyball apparel, announced today that it has signed a promotional deal with the #1 ranked female beach volleyball player in the U.S., Whitney Pavlik. Whitney joins partner Jenny Kropp, a current Smack athlete and bikini spokesperson, on what is referred to as "Team Smack."

Jenny and Whitney dominated the U.S. Professional Volleyball Tour in 2012, sweeping all the Jose Cuervo Pro Volleyball events, and finishing no less than third place in all other pro-sporting events. In 2013, "Team Smack" plans to take their domestic success to the world stage, including playing in the 2013 FIVB International Tour (www.fivb.org), which spans China, Europe, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

Smack CEO Bill Sigler, said, "Since training for the 2013 USA volleyball has kicked off, Jenny and Whitney are not only sporting our gear on and off the court, but also will be promoting our brand through point-of-purchase displays and a national advertising campaign during 2013. In addition, their participation in the FIVB Tour will bring the Smack brand of athletic bikinis to global markets and should open up new global distribution channels for Smack in 2013."

About Smack Sportswear
Smack Sportswear is the leading brand of custom designed team and beach active apparel, with its primary focus on volleyball. Smack manufactures its Southern California inspired apparel in its headquarters, only five miles from the home of beach volleyball. This allows Smack to offer its customers world-class responsiveness, supply chain excellence, and unparalleled quality. Some of the top pros not only design, but also test, the product before it's distributed. Smack has licensing agreements with key organizations that include: USA Beach Volleyball, the AVP, the EVP, the NVL and the National Collegiate Sand Volleyball Association. With many competitive advantages, Smack is poised to be a leader in the athletic apparel market. Smack Sportswear is a public company traded on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol SMAK. For more information, visit www.SmackSportswear.com.

Included in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct. The company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

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