Island Swimming Club Suit Guidelines

10&Under Athletes:

All 10&Under athletes should have one black Competition level suit in BLACK, Ideally an ISLAND suit. This will be their “go to” suit at all meets.

·         Female: Endurance +, Endurance Lite, Core Fly back, Solid Super Pro, Solid Cross Back, Core Super Pro Back, Solid Super Pro , Any plain black Speedo suit (Without a “FINA Approved” label)

·         Male: Endurance +, Endurance Lite, ProLT, Pool Deck Series Solid, Core Solid, Any plain black Speedo suit (Without a “FINA Approved” label)

Coach’s comment: These suits are basic, often Lycra (or similar fabric), suits. Boys may wear “Jammer” style or “Brief” style. These suits should be smaller and more fitting than a training suit. Most new swimmers order suits (both practice and racing) that are 1-2-3 or 4 sizes too large.

10&Under athletes should for no reason be racing in “Performance” level suits. If you have a question as to an appropriate suit, please ask your child’s coach

11-12 Year Old Athletes:

ALL 11-12 year old athletes should have one black Competition level suit in BLACK, Ideally an ISLAND suit. This will be their “go to” suit at most meets. Appropriate examples:

·         Female: Endurance +, Endurance Lite, Core Flyback, Solid Super Pro, Solid Cross Back, Core Super Pro Back, Solid Super Pro , Any plain black Speedo suit (Without a “FINA Approved” label)

·         Male: Endurance +, Endurance Lite, ProLT, Pool Deck Series Solid, Core Solid, Any plain black Speedo suit (Without a “FINA Approved” label)

Coach’s comment: These suits are basic, often Lycra (or similar fabric), suits. Boys may wear “Jammer” style or “Brief” style. These suits should be smaller and more fitting than a training suit. Most new swimmers order suits (both practice and racing) that are 1-2-3 or 4 sizes too large. This suit should NOT have a white “FINA APPROVED” label on the suit.

11 or 12-year olds that are CJC qualified may also wear a Performance level suit at selected meets. These suits have stitching. Stitch-less suits are for Senior National athletes.

Options:

·         Speedo Aquablade Kneeskin, Recordbreaker or Jammer

·         Speedo Power Plus Kneeskin, Recordbreaker or Jammer

SOME 12-year-old female athletes attending Provincials may wear a Performance level suit at selected meets.

Options:

·         Speedo Aquablade or Power Plus Kneeskin (Female only)

Coach’s comment: These Performance suits should only be worn at championship meets or other high level meets selected by the coaching staff. Please consult your coach one which meets would be appropriate to wear your Performance level suit.

11-12 year old athletes should for no reason be racing in Higher Level Performance “Speedo Elite” suits. If you have a question as to an appropriate suit, please ask your child’s coach

 Suit Notes:

·         Athletes should wear their standard black competition suit in most racing situations.

·         It is important that all swimmers wear Speedo brand suits. Speedo is one of our largest sponsors.

·         Performance suits have a very short life. Their use can be measured not in meets, but in races. Please follow all proper care tips to extend the life as much as possible.

·         If you have a question as to an appropriate suit, please ask your child’s coach

13 &Older Athletes:

ALL 13&Older athletes should have one black Competition level suit in BLACK. Ideally, this will be an ISLAND suit. This will be their “go to” suit at most meets.

Some Examples of Appropriate Speedo Suits:

·         Female: Endurance +, Endurance Lite, Core Flyback, Solid Super Pro, Solid Cross Back, Core Super Pro Back, Solid Super Pro , Any plain black Speedo suit (Without a “FINA Approved” label)

·         Male: Endurance +, Endurance Lite, ProLT, Pool Deck Series Solid, Core Solid, Any plain black Speedo suit (Without a “FINA Approved” label)

Coach’s comment: These suits are basic, often Lycra (or similar fabric), suits. Boys may wear “Jammer” style or “Brief” style. These suits should be smaller and more fitting than a training suit. Most new swimmers order suits (both practice and racing) that are 1-2-3 or 4 sizes too large. This suit should NOT have a white “FINA APPROVED” label on the suit.

SOME 13&Older athletes may also wear a Performance level suit at selected meets. Depending on Age and Ability some appropriate options include:

·         Speedo Aquablade Recordbreaker, Kneeskin, Jammer or Brief

·         Speedo LZR Racer Pro Recordbreaker

·         Speedo LZR Racer Elite/Elite 2

·         Speedo LZR Racer X

·         Fastskin LZR Pure Intent Kneeskin or Jammer

·         Fastskin LZR Pure Valor Kneeskin or Jammer

Coach’s comment: These suits are high-level performance suits. These types of suits should be worn at Olympic Trials, Senior Nationals, Age Group Nationals, Westerns and other Swimming Canada/Swim BC Championship-like meets that may include, at coach’s discretion:  Provincials, Richmond Fastswim Classic, EKI, or High School Provincial Championships.

Summary: 13&Older athletes should have one Competition level suit. Some 13&Older athletes will also be permitted to wear a Performance level suit to at Championship Type Meets. If you have a question as to an appropriate suit, please ask your child’s coach

Suit Notes:

·         Athletes should wear their standard black competition suit in most racing situations.

·         It is important that all swimmers wear Speedo brand suits. Speedo is one of our largest sponsors.

·         Performance suits have a very short life. Their use can be measured not in meets, but in races. Please follow all proper care tips to extend the life as much as possible.

·         If you have a question as to an appropriate suit, please ask your child’s coach. ​​​​​​​

It’s important to note that all kids develop at their own rate, this holds true for athletes too – coaches will advise when your child can begin to wear anything outside of a traditional practice suit. Racing suit readiness is at the sole discretion of ISC’s coaching staff