Apolo Ohno, Kelvin Washington, MJ Acosta and Nick Swisher Set as Announcers For 2nd Season of NBC’s ‘Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge’

NBC’s “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” set its announcing crew for its upcoming eight-episode second season.

Hailing from the producers of the Emmy Award-nominated competition series “American Ninja Warrior,” the series raises the bar on obstacle course racing and ups the ante for teams whose will and determination will be pushed to the limits as they strive to come out on top.

The second season begins Monday, June 12 at 10 p.m., following a two-hour edition of “American Ninja Warrior.”

Decorated U.S. Winter Olympian Apolo Ohno and ESPN and radio personality Kelvin Washington will deliver the play by play action to audiences as the teams race through the demanding course. MJ Acosta returns as a sideline reporter alongside Major League Baseball all-star Nick Swisher, who joins “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” following a 12-season career that included a World Series championship with the New York Yankees.