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Article: NIKE EXTENDS SPEEDO PROVISO SWIMMERS ALLOWED TO WEAR LZR RACER.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- July 31, 2008
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BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Nike will allow its sponsored swimmers to wear Speedo's sleek LZR Racer instead of its own suit at the Beijing Olympics.
Nike spokesman Dean Stoyer said Wednesday the company felt it was fair to extend the offer it made in June allowing its swimmers to wear Speedo's suit at the U.S. Olympic trials.
"It is about putting their performance and their focus first," Stoyer said. "This is what they have trained for. It is the biggest moment of their lives."
Four swimmers who signed with Nike, which has some of the industry's tightest controls on ...