More Speedo LZR fallout: If the 'Speedo LZR' is not available to all athletes before the Olympics, it may be deemed illegal!

Track and field has a similar rule. Her is what the Guardian.UK had to say: "... Swimming's world governing body FINA approved the suit last year but has called for the meeting with manufacturers during next month's world short-course championships in Manchester.

Cornel Marculescu, executive director of Lausanne-based FINA, said there were two main issues, the thickness of the suit and availability.

Marculescu told the SwimNews web site there were concerns about buoyancy issues.

"We have to review this. But there is no scientific test to say if a suit supports performance," he said on Monday.

"The number one priority is that all suits are made available to everyone at the moment of launch. Any innovation should be available to everybody. ..." [Link]