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TYR sues Speedo

Paul Smith
And here we go!! www.latimes.com/.../la-sp-swim15-2008may15,0,5658125.story
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  • Here is the FINA rule from the FINA website: GR 5.6 The manufacturers must ensure that the approved new swimsuit will be available for all competitors. Here is the e-mail I sent to them: I pre-ordered a LZR racer (see copy of order confirmation below), it said that the suit will be available on July 30th - (now it says "LZR RACER will be available for delivery on or about September 30, 2008, just in time for the Beijing Olympics. " on the website - which can not be correct, because the Olympics start earlier than that.) I was hoping to make an Olympic Trials Cut PRIOR on June 5/6 - Is there any way to receive the suit before that date. I swim unattached, so I don't belong to any sponsored team. Thank you for any help you can provide - How are they complying with the rule ? Nice email! I wonder how the rule will be interpreted though? There might be an element of reasonableness and reasonable efforts implied? Perhaps they can argue that they could not anticipate demand based on prior suit launches? The rule's pretty clear though -- "must" and "will." Do FINA rules apply across the board to all meets? (Don't know much about FINA.)
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  • Here is the FINA rule from the FINA website: GR 5.6 The manufacturers must ensure that the approved new swimsuit will be available for all competitors. Here is the e-mail I sent to them: I pre-ordered a LZR racer (see copy of order confirmation below), it said that the suit will be available on July 30th - (now it says "LZR RACER will be available for delivery on or about September 30, 2008, just in time for the Beijing Olympics. " on the website - which can not be correct, because the Olympics start earlier than that.) I was hoping to make an Olympic Trials Cut PRIOR on June 5/6 - Is there any way to receive the suit before that date. I swim unattached, so I don't belong to any sponsored team. Thank you for any help you can provide - How are they complying with the rule ? Nice email! I wonder how the rule will be interpreted though? There might be an element of reasonableness and reasonable efforts implied? Perhaps they can argue that they could not anticipate demand based on prior suit launches? The rule's pretty clear though -- "must" and "will." Do FINA rules apply across the board to all meets? (Don't know much about FINA.)
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