After Swimmer With Diabetes Glucose Monitor Was Disallowed At Colorado State Meet, Family Files Lawsuit

By Rick Sallinger, CBS Denver:

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A federal discrimination lawsuit has been filed against the Colorado High School Activities Association after a referee disqualified a high school athlete during a critical swim meet. The lawsuit states that the issue is the swimmer — Ethan Orr, 16 — was wearing tape over a glucose monitor.

Orr swam all season for Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, but when it came time for the state championship meet, his diabetes became more than just a medical problem.

Orr wears a black tape patch on his left arm while in the pool. It’s covering his glucose monitor which is attached into his body. The patch keeps the monitor from falling off.

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