Happy Halloween Seahawks,

• • 1. Swimmers 12 years old and younger may not compete in a “Tech suit” (i.e. Bonded or mesh seamed 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.  Starting November 1, 2017.
  • 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.  The suits banned suits will be posted on the New Jersey Swimming website by 31 October 2017.
  • 5. Rule Enforcement and Penalty:  Swimmers that race in a restricted suit will be disqualified from that event.  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 this Policy.  Coaches need to educate their teams and be willing to speak up if they see a swimmer with a suit on at a meet.  Officials should have the list of restricted suits available 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.

SEAHAWKS FALL/WINTER SEASON 2017-18 STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 11

Congratulations to:  Mya Vargas who set the records on 200 Butterfly , 200 Backstroke, 400 IM; Richard Poplawski – 200 Freestyle, 100 & 200 Breaststroke; Renata Chyshkevych – 400 Freestyle; Julia Bartoszewicz – 200 Freestyle; Julia Polecki – 200 Backstroke,  200 Breaststroke, 1500 Freestyle; Samuel De Leon – 50 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM; Vanessa Hernandez – 100, 200 & 400 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly; Justin Conillas – 200 Freestyle, 200 Breastroke, 200 IM; Anthony Stathopoulos – 400, 800 & 1500 Freestyle. Isabella Mattiazzi, Anne Deano, Madison Daynes, Renata Chyshkevych – 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay at the 2017 Summer Luau, Silver/Bronze Champs, BAC Summer Champs and Junior Olympics meets.

 “2017 BAC SUMMER CHAMPS” on Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23 at Berkeley Aquatic Center of Excellence.