Concludes Eight Years of Analyzing Summertime Sweating Across America, and Reveals Top 20 All-Time Sweatiest Cities

CINCINNATI, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Spice, the nation's leading male anti-perspirant/deodorant brand, today named reigning champion Phoenix the 'Undisputed Sweatiest City' in celebration of summer - and in preparation for many summers to come. As the final year for this popular summertime study, Old Spice is also recognizing the Top-20 All-Time Sweatiest Cities, hot spots across the country that burned up the charts year after year.

'As temperatures heat up this summer, people across the country can't help but think about the sweat that comes with the season - and Old Spice developed its annual Sweatiest Cities rankings as a fun way to get them talking about the problem and how to cope with it,' said James Moorhead, Old Spice deodorant brand manager. 'There's no denying that Phoenix is one hot city in the summer. They've taken the title six out of the eight years we've done the study, so we're naming them 'Undisputed Sweatiest City.''

To earn top spot as 'Undisputed Sweatiest City,' Phoenix's average temperature was 94 degrees in June, July and August during 2001-2008, resulting in the average Phoenix resident producing 27.7 ounces of sweat per hour (more than 2 cans of soda). With scorching temperatures often in the triple digits, Phoenix truly lives up to its nickname the Valley of the Sun, taking this top honor in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and again in 2009. As the 'Unidisputed Sweatiest City,' Old Spice is sending Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon 94 sticks of deodorant - a nod to the city's average summer temperature - to donate to his charity of choice.

Other Study Highlights

• Don't mess with Texas! The Lone Star State sweats big, with seven cities appearing in the Top-20 All-Time Sweatiest Cities. San Antonio comes in at No. 2, followed by Dallas (No. 4), Houston (No. 5), El Paso (No. 13), Waco (No. 15), Austin (No. 16) and Corpus Christi (No. 19).