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Bertuzzied · 07-29-2009, 11:08 AM

So he is whining because this new suit that came out by a new company is alot faster than his speedo suit. hmmmm he never complained when his 'new' speedo suit gave him an advantage and 8 gold medals at the olympics.

Maybe he is just bitter because he is locked into his Speedo contract and can't get the goods.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/..._ot/swm_worlds

Neither is coach Bob Bowman, but not with anything his swimmer did. He went off on FINA for allowing swimsuit technology to get out of hand — a race for speed that, interestingly enough, actually started in February 2008 when Speedo introduced the LZR, the very suit Phelps is paid a great deal of money to endorse.
The very suit that now looks like a slowpoke alongside fully rubberized suits such as the X-Glide and Jaked.
At the risk of sounding hypocritical, Bowman ranted that he may just pull Phelps from any more international meets until FINA follows through on banning these suits. As it stands, the governing body is pointing toward having new rules in place by May 2010, when male swimmers will only be able to wear waist-to-knee suits (known as jammers) made from textile fabrics.

07-29-2009, 11:08 AM	#1
Bertuzzied Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Market Mall Food Court Exp:	Michael Phelps whining like Luongo. May not swim until next year. So he is whining because this new suit that came out by a new company is alot faster than his speedo suit. hmmmm he never complained when his 'new' speedo suit gave him an advantage and 8 gold medals at the olympics. Maybe he is just bitter because he is locked into his Speedo contract and can't get the goods. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090728/..._ot/swm_worlds Neither is coach Bob Bowman, but not with anything his swimmer did. He went off on FINA for allowing swimsuit technology to get out of hand — a race for speed that, interestingly enough, actually started in February 2008 when Speedo introduced the LZR, the very suit Phelps is paid a great deal of money to endorse. The very suit that now looks like a slowpoke alongside fully rubberized suits such as the X-Glide and Jaked. At the risk of sounding hypocritical, Bowman ranted that he may just pull Phelps from any more international meets until FINA follows through on banning these suits. As it stands, the governing body is pointing toward having new rules in place by May 2010, when male swimmers will only be able to wear waist-to-knee suits (known as jammers) made from textile fabrics.