[battlecry]

Yes! It is has an orange and blue asymmetrical pattern and a bubble to enclose her hair. I meant it when I said it was garish and distracting. She was the only girl from her school wearing the spandex.

She is one of the better runners in the area. She won three heats earlier in the day before losing to a baggy basic black uniform on the last race.

[longjack]

If I look at some of the body suits in olympic or world class meet photos I see multi-colored and bright suits. HS is certainly more conservative, but I don't find the coloring on the girl's suit in the photo to be extreme. The suit being in school colors is a factor in her favor as well. We have bright suits here as well, although in different color patterns like the pictures of this girl.

That said, a solid navy blue suit would cause less problems.

As a personal interjection, if she wears it for religious beliefs, then navy or black would be less conspicuous and more in line with it's purpose as well. I don't like the religion card being played for that reason.

I'd be interested in hearing if it is a tailor made suit, or one she purchased off the shelf.

I still don't think the meet director's decision is so cut and dried that it offsets the girl's not qualifying for a showcase meet. As I posted above, I seen too much BS to think meet directors are the the epitome of objectivity, so I'll admit that that prejudice influences my opinion in this case.

Thanks for the on site reports. I hope whoever you were there to watch was successful.