Photo Provided U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Hunter Armstrong, front left, has agreed to represent Unified Bank as part of its marketing efforts. Also pictured, from left, are Unified Bank Retail Banking Executive & Areas Sales Manager Stephanie Miller, Unified Bank Personal Banker Jody Clark, and Unified Bank Senior Commercial Banking Executive Jamie Taylor.

MARTINS FERRY — U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and Dover, Ohio, native Hunter Armstrong has signed with Unified Bank.

Armstrong has agreed to represent Unified as part of marketing efforts designed to promote the bank and to help Unified better serve those in need in the communities it proudly serves.

Armstrong earned his first career gold medal as leadoff swimmer for Team USA in the 4×100 men’s medley relay in Tokyo in the 2021 Summer Olympics. Hunter’s role as a team player helped push Team USA ahead of Canada for a shot at the gold. Team USA went on to earn the gold medal with a world record time of 3:26.78.

Unified Bank President and CEO Scott Everson said, “Hunter’s obvious Team spirit and dedication to his craft caught our attention and reminded us of the values to which we are strongly committed and live by at Unified Bank.” Everson added, “Hunter’s genuine kindness and focus on improving the lives of others and the betterment of his community truly mirrors our Unified Way. Seeing him in action, we knew that we wanted this outstanding young man to be a part of our winning Team and represent our Unified brand!”

Armstrong, a 2019 Dover High School graduate, started swimming early for Dover schools and as a Tuscarawas County YMCA Silver Streak swimmer. He qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in July of 2021. Hunter attended West Virginia University as a freshman and is now at Ohio State University, where he is the first men’s Olympic swimmer from the school since 1956.

Unified has 19 banking centers in Eastern Ohio and West Virginia, including those in Dover, New Philadelphia, and Strasburg, which are in Hunter’s home county of Tuscarawas.