Can you sue Speedo, USA swimming and FINA ?

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Ok - I admit, I am little over the top about the entire swim suit issue. LZR / Blue Seventy / Rise and what have you not -- but this entire story is getting out of hand. Here are the facts right now: - The LZR (and some of the other suits are catching up) is faster than any other suit out there. I think that is pretty much proven. - The suit is not available to all swimmers -- actually it is only available to very few swimmers (see more on that below) - This is straight from FINA and US swimming "We underline that at FINA competitions, the rule GR 5.6 - 'the manufacturers must ensure that the approved new swimsuit will be available for all competitors' - will apply." Availability I just came back from swimming the JEI - Janet Evans Invite in Los Angeles. This is a FINA Olympic Qualifying Event. - I talked to 2 coaches (and I only knew 3 at the meet) and they both had swimmers very close to Trials cuts and they are not able to get any of the Speedo LZR or TYR Rise suits. - There are about 20 or so swimmers with the LZR, maybe 5 with the TYR suits and the rest is left with what is currently available - There is no TYR or Speedo stand where you can even borrow the suit for a race. For Masters swimming it's not really that important - but a kid training for years to go to Olympic Trials and nothing is being done - I would go ballistic as a coach. Could somebody sue them over this ?
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    This really has become a soap opera. We could call it the The Young & The LZRless. Personally, I'd like see most of the flak directed at FINA because in my opinion their chronic complacency and incompetence has led us to this point.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    This really has become a soap opera. We could call it the The Young & The LZRless. Personally, I'd like see most of the flak directed at FINA because in my opinion their chronic complacency and incompetence has led us to this point.
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