Equipment
- Suggested Equipment:
- Goggles
- Swim cap
- Towel
- Water bottle
- Sunscreen
- One or more One-piece suits for practice
- One-piece suit for competition (see Uniform below)
- Sharpie Markers
- Competition Uniform: Any one-piece black suit. No ties are permitted except on the inside of the seam, such as with a jammer or brief suit. See below for suite rules.
- You may choose to have "OTTERS" embroidered in Kelly Green. (not mandatory)
- We recommend saving Team Suits for meets. You may wear any one piece suit to practice. Tie-back suits are okay for practice but not swim meets.
- We also have team swim caps. (not mandatory)
Uniform Rules (we follow the rules for the National Federation of State High School Associations):
Suits worn by swimmers (excluding divers) shall be limited to the following requirements:
a. Only one suit shall be permitted in competition. (A swimmer with special needs may request for customization to the state association through his/ her school.)
b. The suit shall be:
1. constructed of a woven/knit textile material; permeable (100 percent to air and water), except for one post‐construction, impermeable school name and/or logo which shall not exceed 9 square inches;
2. made so as not to aid in buoyancy and shall not be altered to aid in buoyancy;
3. made with no zippers or other fastening system other than a waist tie for a brief or jammer and elastic material within the casing/ribbing in the terminal ends (straps, leg openings and waist openings); and
c. Suits with a FINA marking, if otherwise legal, shall be legal for NFHS competition.

