The NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Committee has not currently made any changes in the swimming rules regarding swimwear at this time. The committee chair and I are monitoring the developments as they unfold with FINA, NCAA and USA-S. We are maintaining direct communication with the NCAA and USA-S as these organizations are addressing the suit issue. The NFHS will keep the state associations informed of the new developments and any changes regarding the NFHS rules. This is a challenging issue for the swimming world in general. The NFHS Swimming and Diving Committee is very concerned of the impact the technical suits have had on swimming.
So, at this point, NFHS has not banned the suits, however, that could change in the near future. Also to note, if USA Swimming goes along with the FINA regulations, I would assume that in order to have a swim "observed" at the High School Championship Meet, regardless of the stance taken by NFHS, the swimmers would be forced to wear suits which comply with the USA Swimming rules. This should certainly be interesting to see how everything plays out over the next few months.
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