This is an example of the plastic water bottles that were distributed to members of Games Force 2000 - the accredited workforce of volunteers, contracted staff and paid staff who provided skilled and unskilled labour for the Sydney 2000 Games. Representing the Sydney 2000 trademark and Fluid Energy motif (a concentric, wave- like pattern), the water bottle complemented the Games Force polo shirts that also featured these graphic designs. Though the bottle does not feature manufacturer's details, it is typical of standard sports water bottles that combine a cylindrical body, lid and nozzle.

From 1997, the Australian clothing manufacturers, Bonds, collaborated with the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) to design the Games Force uniforms. The results were casual and business uniforms, and a small range of clothing accessories. Colour-coded to identify the seven Games Force groups, the casual uniforms included polo shirts, waterproof jackets, wide- brimmed hats, hip bags and beige trousers. These same trousers featured in the business uniforms, along with business shirts, ties or scarves and blazers. Personnel wore their own black shoes. Around 80,000 Games Force Personnel collected their uniforms in August 2000 from the Workforce Uniform Distribution Program situated at Eveleigh.

Representing the Sydney 2000 trademark and Fluid Energy motif (a concentric, wave-like pattern), the water bottle complemented the Games Force polo shirts that also featured these graphic designs. Though the bottle does not feature manufacturer's details, it is typical of standard sports water bottles that combine a cylindrical body, lid and nozzle.

The water bottle is made from transparent plastic and an external, adhesive label illustrating the Sydney 2000 trademark and the Fluid Energy motif.

Though the water bottle is unused, it is identical to those the Games Force personnel carried during the Sydney 2000 Games.

Made for and owned by the Olympic Coordination Authority/Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, and donated to the Powerhouse Museum after use in the Games.

Water bottle, Games Force uniform, Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, plastic, made c.2000

Water Bottle, plastic, cylindrical white water bottle. Blue fluid energy pattern around the main body of the bottle. 'Sydney 2000' written vertically in blue down one side of the bottle followed by a bar code. Above the fluid energy pattern the plastic has been molded to create an embossed pattern around the circumference of the bottle. The bottle has a blue plastic flip top lid. A nozzle on the top of the lid can be pulled open and pushed closed. The nozzle can be used to drink through.

Made: 2000

2001/84/596

2000

75 mm