• 1. Swimmers 12 years old and younger may not compete in a "Tech Suit" (i.e. Bonded, mesh seamed, or kinetic tape suits) in a New Jersey Swimming, Inc. sanctioned or approved meets.

*Age is determined by the 1st day of the meet*

• 2. Swimmers ages 12&Under may not compete in a "Tech Suit" in a New Jersey Sanctioned or Approved competition.
   
• 3. There is no "Tech Suit" restriction for swimmers age 13 & Over.
   
• 4. A "Tech Suit" is defined as a suit that has bonded seams, Kinetic Tape, or Meshed Seams.  A list of banned and acceptable suits is listed below.
   
• 5. Rule Enforcement:  Swimmers who are wearing restricted suits will not be permitted to compete in said suit.   However, they are able to change into an acceptable suit to swim.  No extra time before their race will be given to change suits.  If there is any question about a suit, it should be addressed to the meet referee prior to the start of the session.
   
• 6. Coaches and Officials will be responsible for monitoring the Policy.  Coaches need to educate their teams and be willing to speak up if they see a swimmer with a "Tech Suit" at a meet.  Official should have the list of restricted suits availiable as a reference.
   
• 7. The following statement shall be added to all meet announcements.

"Tech Suits" are not permitted at any meet for 12 & Under swimmers.  "Tech Suits" are defined as a suit that has Bonded Seams, Kinetic Tape, or Meshed Seams.

The following suit list is posted, and will be updated as needed, on the NJ Swimming Website.  The suit list is constantly changing.  Ultimately it is the swimmer, parent, and coach’s responsibility to adhere to the rules regardless of the suit list.

• BLUE SEVENTY: NERO, FIT, R-10
• JAKED: J12 WATER ZERO, LIMITED EDITION J11 STEEL, J11 WATER ZERO, JKATANA, JKEEL, JRUSH
• TYR: TRACER SERIES, AVICTOR, AVICTOR PRELUDE, AP12
• SPEEDO LZR X, LZR ELITE, LZR ELITE 2
• COMPRESSION NIKE SWIM NG
• ARENA CARBON SERIES (AIR, PRO, ETC)
• Adidas Adizero
• DOLFIN TITANIUM
• AQUASPHERE MP EXPRESSO
• FINIS VAPOR
• HUUB FINA TECHNICAL

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