Well hopefully the following updated list of FINA approved swimsuits will help answer your questions. All of the racing swimsuits on this list are approved for high school swimming, USA Swimming, YMCA swim meets, and college meets. But as last year showed us you might want to check with the governing body or with the swim meet refs to see if they have any further restrictions on swimsuits.

Here is the press release from Speedo:

Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, has announced that its new generation of performance swimwear inspired by the Speedo LZR Racer suit has been approved by FINA. The range is fully compliant with the new FINA rules that come into effect from January 2010.

The Speedo LZR Racer Elite suit, Speedo LZR Racer Pro suit and Speedo LZR Racer Comp suit will be phased-in to the market from November 2009, January 2010 and mid-2010, respectively, with supply increasing as our manufacturing capacity allows.

This is Speedo’s most comprehensive and technically advanced range of performance swimwear to date and caters for every level of competitive swimming.

More information about the new Speedo LZR Racer Elite suits to come soon. Please keep checking our blog for the lastest information.