City of Glasgow Swim Team

Swimsuit Rules 2010

From 1st January 2010, the new suit rules implemented by FINA will be implemented in full at all Scottish competitions and Age Groups. The suit rules are as below;

GR 5 SWIMWEAR
GR 5.1 The swimwear (swimsuit, cap and goggles) of all competitors shall be in good moral taste and suitable for the individual sports disciplines and not to carry any symbol which may be considered offensive.
GR 5.2 All swimsuits shall be non transparent.
GR 5.3 The referee of a competition has the authority to exclude any competitor whose swimsuit or body symbols do not comply with this Rule.
GR 5.4 Before any swimwear of new design, construction or material is used in competition, the manufacturer of such swimwear must submit the swimwear to FINA and obtain approval of FINA.

BL 8 SWIMWEAR
BL 8.1 All FINA approved swimwear to be used at the Olympic Games and FINA World Championships must be approved by FINA at least twelve (12) months prior to the start of the respective competition. Inaddition, it must be available for all competitors by 1st January of the year of the Olympic Games or FINAWorld Championships.
BL 8.2 In swimming competitions the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces. No dditional items, like arm bands or leg bands shall be regarded as parts of a swimsuit.
BL 8.3 From January 1, 2010 swimwear for men shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below knee. All swimsuitsshall be made from textile materials.

Further details on the FINA suit rules can be found at the following links;

http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=119#gr5
http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2609&Itemid=119#bl8

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