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Originally Posted by JayP
What is Canada's status regarding the new Speedo swim suits?
I know some athletes and countries were locked into sponsorships with other companies and were scrambling to figure out a solution just prior to the Olympics.
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I believe that it's the individual athlete's choice in most situations. In Japan, the national body originally made wearing these a requirement, but individual athletes had sponsorships with other manufacturers.
As of earlier this week, 33 of the 36 medals won at the Olympics this year were by athletes wearing the Speedo LZR.
There was one australian swimmer, I've forgotten her name. She accidentally put on the wrong swimsuit during the semifinals and missed qualifying for the finals. She got into the finals when another swimmer was disqualified. In the finals, she was wearing the LZR and ended up 2nd by a fingernail.