Does your NVSL team allow tech suits for A and B meets?

[Anonymous]

Not talking about Divisionals, All-Stars but regular meets. Does your team have a policy?

[Anonymous]

I see tech suits at our A Meets all the time - Div 1. Our team does not allow them for time trials or B meets.

[Anonymous]

We are also on a D1 team - Our team only allows tech suits when a swimmer or relay is trying to break a record; for Divisional and All Star Relay Carnivals; and for individual Divisionals and All Stars.

[Anonymous]

We’ve been anywhere from D3 to D8 during DCs time on the team and have always had a no tech suit policy for meets other than Relay Carnival, Divisionals, and All Stars.

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that nvsl rules don’t allow tech suits under age 12.

We our team jumps around divisions 10-13 ish and we have no tech suit team rule. But also no one is wearing tech suits to a meets because they are expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that nvsl rules don’t allow tech suits under age 12.

We our team jumps around divisions 10-13 ish and we have no tech suit team rule. But also no one is wearing tech suits to a meets because they are expensive.

NVSL doesn’t allow bonded seams for 12&U (neither does USA Swimming). That’s the definition of technical suits in rule book. NVSL does allow kneeskins and other fast suits for 12&U, as long as they’re the approved kind.

[Anonymous]

Yes, remember that a kneeskin is not necessarily a tech suit: there is a lot more that defines a tech suit besides legs. Also USA Swimming doesn't permit tech suits under a certain age, so it's highly unlikely that those long suits you're seeing on summer kids are actually tech, since they can't use them in the winter (and a real tech suit had a really limited number of wears).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that nvsl rules don’t allow tech suits under age 12.

We our team jumps around divisions 10-13 ish and we have no tech suit team rule. But also no one is wearing tech suits to a meets because they are expensive.

NVSL doesn’t allow bonded seams for 12&U (neither does USA Swimming). That’s the definition of technical suits in rule book. NVSL does allow kneeskins and other fast suits for 12&U, as long as they’re the approved kind.

This. Our 12&Us wear kneeskins for relay carnival, divisionals and relay/ individual all stars. If DCs are going for a record, they wear them to a B meet. I am very much against them wearing kneeskins/ fast suits to A meets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that nvsl rules don’t allow tech suits under age 12.

We our team jumps around divisions 10-13 ish and we have no tech suit team rule. But also no one is wearing tech suits to a meets because they are expensive.

NVSL doesn’t allow bonded seams for 12&U (neither does USA Swimming). That’s the definition of technical suits in rule book. NVSL does allow kneeskins and other fast suits for 12&U, as long as they’re the approved kind.

This. Our 12&Us wear kneeskins for relay carnival, divisionals and relay/ individual all stars. If DCs are going for a record, they wear them to a B meet. I am very much against them wearing kneeskins/ fast suits to A meets.

The boost that 12Us likely get from a non-tech kneeskin is going to be psychological, not physical.

[Anonymous]

We are top third and our team has a no tech suit/knee skin policy for regular meets. They are allowed at divisional meets.

For a rec league it is pretty unsportsmanlike to wear them at A meets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are top third and our team has a no tech suit/knee skin policy for regular meets. They are allowed at divisional meets.

For a rec league it is pretty unsportsmanlike to wear them at A meets.

NVSL Swimming in general is pretty unfriendly/unsportsmanlike for anyone not trying to get a D1 swimming scholarship.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that nvsl rules don’t allow tech suits under age 12.

We our team jumps around divisions 10-13 ish and we have no tech suit team rule. But also no one is wearing tech suits to a meets because they are expensive.

NVSL doesn’t allow bonded seams for 12&U (neither does USA Swimming). That’s the definition of technical suits in rule book. NVSL does allow kneeskins and other fast suits for 12&U, as long as they’re the approved kind.

This. Our 12&Us wear kneeskins for relay carnival, divisionals and relay/ individual all stars. If DCs are going for a record, they wear them to a B meet. I am very much against them wearing kneeskins/ fast suits to A meets.

The boost that 12Us likely get from a non-tech kneeskin is going to be psychological, not physical.

OP here. I’m talking about tech suits (13&Over) not the 12&U kneeskins.

[Anonymous]

Ours has a policy of not allowed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that nvsl rules don’t allow tech suits under age 12.

We our team jumps around divisions 10-13 ish and we have no tech suit team rule. But also no one is wearing tech suits to a meets because they are expensive.

NVSL doesn’t allow bonded seams for 12&U (neither does USA Swimming). That’s the definition of technical suits in rule book. NVSL does allow kneeskins and other fast suits for 12&U, as long as they’re the approved kind.

This. Our 12&Us wear kneeskins for relay carnival, divisionals and relay/ individual all stars. If DCs are going for a record, they wear them to a B meet. I am very much against them wearing kneeskins/ fast suits to A meets.

This seems backwards. Wearing a fast suit to a B meet raises sportsmanship issues.

I don’t agree with “going for a record.” This means “if you are close to a record we will give you an advantage.” As a referee the minute the rule book is different for different swimmers you are in for a problem.

Also we are MCSL where you can qualify for All Stars at any A meet, so restrictions on suits would fall differently on different swimmers in the league.

[Anonymous]

Our team (between D5 and 10) has always required swimmers to wear their team suits for A meets (They will allow exceptions for kids who the team suit doesn't fit well). Tech suits are allowed at Div Relays, ASR, Divisionals and IAS)