KISAC

SWIMMINGHANDBOOK
DUALMEETS

20132014

Introduction:Thepurposeofthishandbookistoprovidebackgroundinformation
andguidelinesregardingKISACDUALMEETswimmingcompetitions.ForInvitational
Meets,pleaserefertotheKISACInvitationalMeetpacket.
Thishandbookhasbeenpreparedforthe20132014swimmingseasonasacollection
ofvariedmaterialscreatedtoassistswimmers,officials,parentsandcoaches.Ifyou
haveanysuggestionsforitemsthatcouldbeincludedinfutureeditionsofthis
handbook,pleasesubmittheinformationtoGuntherNiklas(AquaticsCoordinator),
gniklas@chadwickschool.org

AdmissiontoSwimmingComplex:Allparticipantswillbeadmittedontothepooldeck
20minutespriortowarm---upswiththeircoach.Allspectatorsmustremainintheir
designatedareasandarenotallowedonthepooldeck,unlesstheyarehelpingwiththe
runningoftheswimmeet.
RecordingDevicesandMediaNotice:Theuseofaudio---visualrecordingdevices,
includingcellphones,arenotpermittedinthelockerrooms,changingroomsor
restrooms.Thismeetmaybecoveredbymedia,includingphotographs,video,web
castingandotherformsofobtainingimagesofathletesparticipatinginthemeet.Entry
intothemeetisacknowledgementandconsenttothisfact.
Swimwear:OnlyswimsuitscomplyingwithFINAswimsuitspecificationsmaybeworn.
DualMeetPreparation:Atleastonedayinadvancecoachesshoulddiscussmeet
proceduresandassignmentsforthedualmeet.

Coachesshouldsecure3scorerstoworkthecomputer.Scoringvolunteersshouldwork
asateamtoassistinenteringdataintotheMeetManagerprogramandinscoringthe
meet.Thecomputeroperatorandreadershouldinputalldata.Theverifiersshould
doublecheckentereddataandresolveproblemsastheyarise,allowingthemeetto
proceedmoreeffectively.Thepressureatthescoringdeskisreducedwith2
independentscoringoperations.

CoachingInformation:Thecoachisthesoleschoolrepresentativeandassuchis
responsiblefortheentireactivityofapracticeorameet.Coachesmustmonitorthe
conductoftheirstudentathletesandspectatorsbefore,duringandaftertheactivity.
Coachesarealsoresponsibleforseeingthatthemeetsandpracticesrunsmoothly,start
andendontime.Coachescanrelyonfaculty/parentsupporttohelpaccomplishmany
tasks,butthecoachisincharge.Coachesareresponsibleforthesafetyofallswimmers.
Coachesshouldpresentpropertechniquesofracingstartsbeforeallowingteam
memberstoparticipateincompetitions.

Warm-UpProcedures:HomeTeamwillbeassignedlanes1-2-3.Awayteamlanes
4-5-6.
Duringgeneralwarm---ups,makesurethatswimmersenterthewaterfeetfirstfrom
thestarting(deep)endonlyandeaseintothewater.SwimmersshouldNOTbeentering
fromtheoppositeendorsidesofthepoolduringwarm-ups.ABSOLUTELYNODIVING!
Duringthelast15minutesofwarm-up,lanes1and6willbedesignatedasdivelanes
andonlyunderthesupervisionofthecoaches.Swimmersmustswimfromdeepto
shallowindivelanesandreturnindesignatedadjacentlane.
Warmupswillend15minutespriortothestartofthemeet.Atthistimescorersand
officialsshouldtaketheirassignedplaces.
Yourroleistohelpmaintainasafeenvironment.Please,PayAttention!
Competitions:HostschoolsshallappointaMeetDirector.The meetdirectoris
responsibleforrunningandcoordinatingthemeet.
MeetDirector:Willbeinchargeoftheadministrationofthemeet.Anyquestion
regardingtheconductofthemeetshouldbedirectedtothereferee.
MeetMarshal:Themarshalshallhavefullauthoritytowarnorordertoceaseand
desist,and,withtheconcurrenceoftheReferee,toremove,orhaveremovedfromthe
swimmingvenueanyonebehavinginanunsafemannerorusingprofaneorabusive
language,orwhoseactionsaredisruptingtheorderlyconductofthemeet.
MaterialsandEquipment:Thefollowinglistisofmaterialsneededtoproperly
conductadualmeet.Thelistreflectstherecommendedminimum.Theitemsthatare
specifiedpoolwillbesuppliedbytheChadwickAquaticsfacility.Coachesshouldnot
expecttoreceiveanyothermaterialsfromthepools.

Pool Whistle(1)
Pool Clipboards(6)
Pool Pencils(12)
Pool
Computer/MeetManagerProgram/Printer,paperas
needed
Pool StartingSystem
Home/Visitingteams EntryCards(timer'scards)
Home/Visitingteams (18)9stopwatcheseachnotcountingcoaches'watches
Pool 1stopwatchHeadTimer
Pool LapCounters(6)
Pool BackstrokeFlags
Pool Laneropes
Pool StartingBlocks
Pool PASystem
Pool Tablesandchairs

DualMeetProcedures:Allswimmers,officialsandcoachesmustarriveatthepoolat
least45minutesbeforethemeetistobegin.Coachesshouldmonitorthearrivaloftheir
swimmers,identifyteamlocationandreviewtheireventsbeforeturninginentries.

Theawayteammustprovidethehostteamtheirrosterandentries30minutespriorto
thestartofthemeet.Nochangesmaybemadetoentriesbyeitherteamaftertheyhave
beensubmitted.

Rules:UnlessotherwiseindicatedintheKISAChandbook,teamsandmeetreferees
shouldfollowthecurrentFINAswimmingrules.

Maximumnumberofeventsinwhichaswimmeriseligibletoparticipate:
Swimmersareallowedtocompeteinamaximumof2individualeventsand1relayor2
relaysand1individualevent.

TimeCards:theremustbe3timerswithdigitalwatchesineachlane.Priortoeach
event,coacheswillfillouttimecards,whicharesuppliedbythemeetdirector.Each
teamwillsimultaneouslygivethesecardstothetimers.Oncethatcardisturnedin,that
entryisofficial.Theswimmerswillreportdirectlytothelaneassignedonthecard.The
hometeamwillswimintheoddnumberedlanes,thevisitorsinevennumberedlanes.
Aftertheeventisrun,thetimeswillbenotedoneachcardbytheHeadTimer,withthe
officialmediantimecircled.ThecardswillbecollectedbytheReferee.TheReferee
willarrangethecardsinorderoffinishplacement,andgivethemtothescorers.A
disqualificationmustbereportedbytheReferee,whowillenteritonthesamecardand
readjusttheplacementforeveryoneintheeventifnecessary.

Results:Acopyoftheresults,thebackupoftheMeetManagerdatabasewithfinalscores
willbesenttotheparticipatingschoolsonedayafterthemeet.

Seeding:Swimmersshallbeseededbytimeinthefollowingmanner:

Timings:TheRefereewilldeterminetheorderoffinishforallevents.Threestop
watcheswillbeusedineachlanewiththemiddletimebeingconsideredtheofficial
time.

Scoring:

IndividualEvents:

Relays:Only2of3possiblerelayteamsfromaschoolmayscoreinadualmeet.

lane 6 5 4 3 2 1
seeding Away Home Away Home Away Home
place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
points 6 4 3 2 1 0
place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
points 8 4 2 0 0 0
Protests:Protestshouldbemadeinwritingbythecoachinchargeoftheschool/sbeing
affectedatanincidentwithin30minutesoftheannouncementoftheresultofthatevent
concerned.Noprotestwillbeacceptedfromstudentorspectator.
Protestsagainstthejudgmentdecisionsofstarters,stroke,turn,place,andrelaytake
offjudgescanonlybeconsideredbytheRefereeandtheRefereesdecisionshallbe
final.
AllprotestsconcerningthemanagementofthemeetshouldbemadetotheMeet
Director.ThedecisionoftheMeetDirectorshallbefinal.
Theofficialresultsofanyprotestedraceshallnotbeannounced,theaffectedawards
shallnotbegiven,andpointsscoredshallnotbeallocateduntiltheprotestisresolvedor
iswithdrawninwriting.

HighSchoolEventsDualMeets:

event
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VARSITY

event
#
1 Girls 200MedleyRelay Boys 2
3 Girls 200Freestyle Boys 4
5 Girls 200IndividualMedley Boys 6
7 Girls 50Freestyle Boys 8
10minutebreak
9 Girls 100Butterfly Boys 10
11 Girls 100freestyle Boys 12
13 Girls 400freestyle Boys 14
15 Girls 200freestylerelay Boys 16
10minutebreak
17 Girls 100backstroke Boys 18
19 Girls 100breaststroke Boys 20
21 Girls 400freestylerelay Boys 22

event
#
JuniorVarsity

event
#
1 Girls 200MedleyRelay Boys 2
3 Girls 200Freestyle Boys 4
5 Girls 100IndividualMedley Boys 6
7 Girls 50Freestyle Boys 8
10minutebreak
9 Girls 50Butterfly Boys 10
11 Girls 100freestyle Boys 12
13 Girls 400freestyle Boys 14
15 Girls 200freestylerelay Boys 16
10minutebreak
17 Girls 50backstroke Boys 18
19 Girls 50breaststroke Boys 20
21 Girls 400freestylerelay Boys 22

School/KISACRecords:
EstablishKISACswimrecords.Startwithlastyearsinvitational.Postrecordsatyour
schoolandrefertothemwhenyourstudentsbreakthemorcomeclose.Keepalldatain
afileatschoolsosubsequentcoachescancontinuekeepingandupdatingtherecords.
Whenarecordisbrokenataswimmeet,theHeadRefereessignatureisneededonthe
verificationcard.

MeetAnnouncer:
Theannouncerisaveryimportantofficial.ThroughclosecoordinationwiththeReferee
andMeetDirector,andtheuseofapublicaddresssystem,theannouncercontrolsthe
overalltempoofthemeet.Thisrequirestheannouncerbeconstantlyalertand
adaptabletomeetconditionstoensurethattheattentionandinterestofofficials,
competitorsandspectatorsaremaintainedatalltimes.Unnecessaryannouncements
interruptanddecreasetheoveralltempoofthemeet.Fewer,timelyannouncementsare
farmoreeffectiveandcontributegreatlytomeetsuccess.

Guidelines:
1) Arriveearlytotestsoundsystemandensureproperoperation.
2) CheckwiththeRefereeandMeetDirectorformeettimetble,etc.,andforany
specialinstructionsregardingannouncements.
3) Completeallinformationontheannouncementsheetbeforethemeet.
4) Announcethestartandendofthewarmupsession.Calofficialsandscorersto
theirstations.
5) Makeopeningcomments.Welcomeeveryonetothesiteandannouncenamesof
schoolsparticipating.Announcelaneassignments.Andthattheirwillbe22
eventsforVarsityandJr.Varsityalternatinggirlsthenboys.
6) Remindeveryonetoremainquietforthestarts.
7) Announcethescoresafterscoreshavebeenaddedduringtheschedule10minute
breaks.
8) Coordinateallannouncementssotheydonotinterferewiththestartingofaheat
orinterruptthemeet.
9) Beforethestartofeachevent,announcetheevent.
10) Neartheendofthemeetremindtimerstoreturnwatchesandclipboardto
thescorerstable.Thankeveryoneforattendingthemeet.
11) Dontaddtothehighnoiselevelbymakingunnecessaryannouncementsor
needlessdescriptions.Doeverythingpossibletokeepthemeetmovingand
interestingtospectators.

Timers:

Firstandforemost,timingisfun.Youhavethebestseatsinthehouse.Yougettoseethe
startsandfinishesup-closeandpersonal.Youfeeltheenergy,andoccasional
nervousness,oftheswimmersfirsthand.Andnothingbeatstheexcitementofteam
matesasaswimmerturnsforhomeonthefinallegofarelay.

Timingisalsoaveryimportantjobtosupportalltheswimmers.Swimmingisa
somewhatuniquesportinthatwinningracesisgreat,butmostoftenitistheswimmers
timesthatdeterminehowfartheygointheirsport.

HeadTimer:isthepersonsittingonthecornerofthedecknearthestarterwithallthe
extrastopwatches.Ifyoumissastartwithyourwatch,hehasanextraforyou.
(Remember,only2perheatsoitisimportanttogeteachstart.)

Thetimingsystemofasanctionedmeethas4primarycomponents,3ofwhichare
operatedbytheTimers.

1.Touchpads.Whenavailable.thesearetheautomatictimingdeviceslocatedonthe
wallunderthestartingblocksineachlane.Wheneverythingworkscorrectly,asit
usuallydoes,theofficialtimewillautomaticallybeginwhenthestartershorngoesoff
andendautomaticallystopwhentheswimmertouchesthepadattheendoftheirrace.
Astimeryouhavenothingtodowiththetouchpads.Whenthisoperatescorrectly,the
TouchPadsaretheprimarytimingdevice.8.Pickles.Thesearetheblackpush-buttons
onwiresthatyouwillfindineachlane.Undernormalcircumstancesyouwillfind2
picklesineachlane.Attheendofeachrace,twoofthethreetimerspressthebuttonon
thepickleatthemomenttheswimmertouchesthewall.Thisisthefirstback-upshould
thetouchpadsfail.

3.Stopwatch.Youwillnormallyfindthreestopwatchineachlane.
Youstartthestopwatchonthestrobeflash,locatedonthetopofthestartinghorn,atthe
beginningofeachheat(individualrace).Ifnostrobeisavailablestartwiththesoundof
thehorn.Youstopthewatchatthemomenttheswimmertouchesthewallwithanypart
oftheirbody,atthefinishoftheirrace.Whenalanehasall3timers,(2)twomay
operatethepicklesand(1)oneshouldoperatethestopwatch.Oncethestopwatchhas
beenstoppedthestopwatchoperatormustgivethetimeonthewatchtothetimerthat
isrecordingthetimeofeachheat.Donotclearthewatchforthestartofthenextheat
untilyouarecertainthatthetimeortheperviousheathasbeenrecorded.The
stopwatchistheback-upfortheback-up.(Asageneralruleyoushouldnotclearyour
stopwatchuntiltheswimmersarecalledtotheblockforthenextheat.)

4.Clipboardsandpaperwork.Thiswillbetheresponsibilityofoneofthetimersineach
lane.Whomevertakescareoftheclipboardforthelanehasthreeresponsibilities:1)
CollecttheLaneAssignmentSheets,RelayCards,orSwimmerCardsatthestartofthe
eventorbeforetheswimmergoestotheblocksforthestartoftheirrace;2)Recordthe
stopwatchtime,normallyinpencil,onthesheetorcardnexttotheswimmer,orrelays,
name,fortheeventthathasjustbeencompleted;3)

Returnthecompletedsheetorcardtorefereeaftereachrace.

Thereare3commonlyusedsystemsofgettingthepaperwork,sheetsorcards,tothe
timerstoassuretherightswimmerisinthecorrectlaneandthetimershavethecorrect
paperworktorecordthestopwatchtimesforeachheat.Oftentimerswillnotknow
whichsystem,1or2,willbeuseduntilthestartofthemeet.Relayswillalmostalways
useRelaycards.

System1-LaneAssignmentSheets-PriortothestartofeacheventarunnerfromAdmin
willdeliveroneLaneAssignmentSheetforeachevent,toeachlane(i.e.Mens100yard
Butterfly,Lane6).

Swimmersforallheatsofthatevent,assignedtothatlane,willbelistedonthatsheet.
Thereshouldbeonlyonesheetperlane,perevent.(Besuretocheckthatthedelivered
sheetisforyourlane.Lettherunneroranofficialknowifyoudonothavethecorrect
sheetforyourlanebeforetheeventstarts.)Stopwatchtimesarerecordednexttothe
nameofeachswimmerthatswimsinthatlane.Attheendofeachevent(afterallheats
havebeenswum)arunnerfromAdminwillcollectthecompleted

LaneAssignmentSheetsfortheevent.ThetimerswillthenmoveontotheLane
Assignmentsheetforthenextevent.Hint:Tohelpmovethemeetalongsmoothly,the
timerwiththeLaneAssignmentSheetshouldtrytocalltheswimmerforthenextheatto
theblocksmidwaythroughthepriorheatwheneverpossible.

System2-(Individual)SwimmerCards-PriortothestartofeachHeat,theswimmer

swimminginthatlane,forthatevent,forthatheat,willdelivertheircardtothetimers.
(i.e.:ThecardisforStevenBrown,heisintheMens100Freestyle,Heat3,Lane4.)Each
swimmerscardwilllistalltheindividualeventsheisswimmingduringthatmeet.(Be
suretocheckthatthecardisforyourlane,forthatevent,andthatheat.Lettheswimmer
oranofficialknowifyoudonothavethecorrectcardforyourlane.)Stopwatchtimes
arerecordednexttotheeventthattheswimmerswimsinthatheat.Followingtheend
ofthatheattheswimmerwillcollecttheircardwiththestopwatchtimeswrittenonit.
Theswimmerisresponsibleforbringingtheircardtothetimersbeforeeachindividual
swimandreclaimingthemaftertheirswim.Theswimmerisalsoresponsiblefor
returningthemtotheircoachorAdminattheappropriatetime.Thetimerswillthen
moveontothenextSwimmerCardforthenextheat.

S9ystem3-RelayCards-PriortothestartofeachHeatofarelay,therelayteam
swimminginthatlaneforthateventandheat,willdeliveronerelaycardforthatspecific
relayteamtothetimersintheirlane.(i.e.ChadwickAWomens200-YardMedleyRelay,
Heat3,Lane3).(Besuretocheckthateachcardisforyourlane,forthateventandheat.
Lettheswimmersoranofficialknowifyoudonothavethecorrectcardsforyourlane.)
Thestopwatchtime(all4swimmerscombined)isrecordedontherelayteamcardfor
eachrelayteam.Followingtheendofeachrelayevent,arunnerfromAdminwillcollect
theRelayCardsforthateventandreturnthemtoAdmin.Thetimerswillthenmoveon
totheRelayCardsforthenextevent.

StaringSignals:

Thereare4or5signalsusebytheStartertostarteachrace.

ForFreestyle,Breaststroke,Butterfly,andFreestyleRelaysthereare4signals:

1.5shortwhistleblastsnextup/calltotheblocks

2.1longwhistleblaststepontheblocks

3.VerbalTakeyourmark

4.Starterhorntostarttherace

ForBackstrokeandMedleyRelaysthereare5signals:

1.5shortwhistleblastsnextup/calltotheblocks

2.1longwhistleblastenterthewater/getin

3.1longwhistleblastmountthewall

4.VerbalTakeyourmark

5.Starterhorntostarttherace

Miscellaneousnotesandthoughtsabouttimingswimmeets:

Timingisaveryimportantpartofrunningaswimmeet.Whileonealwayshopesthe
back-upsystemsareneverneeded,theyinvariablyareonlyneededwhenitisimportant
andsomeonehasjustswumapersonbest.Asageneralrule,timingaswimmeetisnota
dryendeavor.Thebestchoicesforclothingataswimmeetsincludes:jeans,shorts,
warm-ups,workoutcloths,sandals,sportshoes,flip-flops,oranythingthatwillnotbe
damagedbypoolwater.Ifitcangetwet,itwill.Planahead,dontworry,andhavefun.

Whetherpunchingapickle,orastopwatch,itisveryimportantyoustandattheedgeof
thepoollookingstraightdownthewalltoseetheswimmeractuallytouchthewallin
ordertogetanaccuratetime.Itisnotpossibletogetanaccuratetimewhilejumping
backfromthewallasaswimmerfinishes.
Itisnotpossibletoseeaswimmertouchingthewalllookingthroughastartingblock.
Pleasemakesureyousteparoundthestartingblockandlookstraightdownthewall.
Whenoperatingapickleorstopwatchitisbesttopushthebuttonswithyouindex
finger,notyourthumb.Yourindexfingerhasthefastestandmostconsistentreaction
timeofallyourdigits.
Whenoperatingastopwatch,alwaysstartandstopthewatchwiththesamefinger.
Thatwaynomatteryourreactiontime,ittendstobalanceout.

Whenstartingastopwatchatthebeginningofarace,alwaysstartitontheflashofthe
strobeonthetopofthestartinghorn.Startinglines,especiallyduringrelays,arenoisy
placesanditveryeasytomissorbelateonthehorn.

GeneralGuidelinesforPoolUse:
1. Coachesareresponsibleforknowingandenforcingallpoolruleswithteam
membersinthepoolareasaswellasinthelockerrooms.
2. Swimmersarenotpermittedinthewaterunlessthecoachisondeck.
3. Thepoolcannotberesponsibleforpropertyleftinlockers.
4. AccidentsmustbeimmediatelyreportedtotheMeetDirector.
5. Coachesareremindedtoinformswimmers,parents,spectatorsandofficialsthat
nofood,drinksorshoesareallowedondeck.

KISACChampions:
Theteamwiththemostcombinedpointsintheregularseasondualmeetsandpost
seasoninvitationalintheKISACchampions.Ifthereisatieinpointsforthewinner,
headtoheadcompetitionIsthetiebreaker.
Eachdualmeetvictoryreceives1point.
Eachdualmeettiereceivespoint.

HSSwimming:
KISACcompetitionswillfollowFINALawsregardingtheaboveareasofthesport.
http://www.fina.org/

FINARulesapplytobelowexplanationsofthestrokes:

FREESTYLE:Theswimmermayswimanystyle,exceptthatinindividualmedleyor
medleyrelayevents,freestylemeansanystyleotherthanbackstroke,breaststrokeor
butterfly.
Somepartoftheswimmermusttouchthewalluponcompletionofeachlengthandat
thefinish.
Somepartoftheswimmermustbreakthesurfaceofthewaterthroughouttherace,
exceptitshallbepermissiblefortheswimmertobecompletelysubmergedduringthe
turnandforadistanceofnotmorethan15metersafterthestartandeachturn.

BACKSTROKE:Atthesignalforstartingandafterturningtheswimmershallpushoff
andswimuponhis/herbackthroughouttheraceexceptwhenexecutingaturn.The
normalpositiononthebackcanincludearollmovementofthebodyupto,butnot
including90degreesfromhorizontal.Somepartoftheswimmermustbreakthesurface
ofthewaterthroughouttherace.Itispermissiblefortheswimmertobecompletely
submergedduringtheturn,atthefinishandforadistanceofnotmorethan15meters
afterthestartandeachturn.However,recentdevelopmentsandtrends,swimmersand
coacheshavedevelopedaFishAction(Flykickonaswimmersside!)samedistance
appliesandpassingthrough90!(Thiswouldbedeemedasswimmingontheirfrontand
thusnotbackstroke)Uponthefinishoftheracetheswimmermusttouchthewallwhile
ontheback.

BREASTSTROKE:Fromthebeginningofthefirstarmstrokeafterthestartandafter
eachturn,thebodyshallbekeptonthebreast.Itisnotpermittedtorollontothebackat
anytime.
Allmovementsofthearmsshallbesimultaneousandinthesamehorizontalplane
withoutalternatingmovement.Afterthestartandaftereachturn,theswimmermay
takeonearmstrokecompletelybacktothelegs.Theheadmustbreakthesurfaceofthe
waterbeforethehandsturninwardatthewidestpartofthesecondstroke.Asingle
downwarddolphinkickfollowedbyabreaststrokekickispermittedwhilewholly
submerged.Thefeetmustbeturnedoutwardsduringthepropulsivepartofthekick.A
scissors,flutterordownwardkickisnotpermittedexceptbreakingthesurfaceofthe
waterwiththefeetisallowedunlessfollowedbyadownwarddolphinkick.Ateachturn
andatthefinishoftherace,thetouchshallbemadewithbothhandssimultaneouslyat,
above,orbelowthewaterlevel.

BUTTERFLY:Fromthebeginningofthefirstarmstrokeafterthestartandeachturn,
thebodyshallbekeptonthebreast.Underwaterkickingonthesideisallowed.Itisnot
permittedtorollontothebackatanytime.Botharmsshallbebroughtforwardtogether
overthewaterandbroughtbackwardsimultaneouslythroughouttherace.Allupand
downmovementsofthelegsmustbesimultaneous.Thelegsorthefeetneedtobeonthe
samelevel,buttheyshallnotalternateinrelationtoeachother.Abreaststrokekickingis
notpermitted.Atthestartandturns,aswimmerispermittedoneormorelegkicksand
onearmpullunderthewater,whichmustbringhim/hertothesurface.Itshallbe
permissibleforaswimmertobecompletelysubmergedforadistanceofnotmorethan
15metersafterthestartandeachturn.

MEDLEYSWIMMING:
InIndividualMedleyevents,theswimmercoversthefourswimmingstylesinthe
followingorder:Butterfly,Backstroke,BreaststrokeandFreestyle.
InMedleyRelayevents,swimmerswillcoverthefourswimmingstylesinthefollowing
order:Backstroke,Breaststroke,ButterflyandFreestyle.Swimmersmustcomplywith
thefinishrulesforthecompletionofeachstroke.

STARTS:
ALLFRONT/PRONESTROKES
Swimmersaretostartfromthesideofthepool(startingblock,sideofthepoolorin
thewater).
Thesameappliestorelayeventse.g.Freestyle.
BACKSTROKESTARTS
Swimmershavetostartinthewater.
Toesunderthesurface,toesareNOTallowedtobeabovethelipofthegutteror
curledoverthelipofthegutter.
15metersmaximumunderwaterbeforesurfacing.
Onefalsestartrule.

RELAYSTARTS:
Startsapplyaccordingtoenteringthewaterasstatedbefore.
Freestylerelays(forwarddive)
MedleyRelayswillstartinthewaterwiththebackstrokelegfirstandbackstrokestart
rulesapplying!

TAKEOVERS:
Relayswimmersmustnotdive(feetleavestartingblock)beforetheincomingswimmer
(ontheirteam)inthewaterhastouchedtheendofthepoolintheirlane.

FINISHES:
ButterflyandBreaststrokefinishesmustbewithbothhandstouchingatthesametime
andlevel.
Backstrokefinishesmustbeonthebackandcanbewithonehand
Freestylefinishes(dependingonthechosenstroke)tendtobeonehandedandonthe
swimmerfront
IndividualMedleyfinishrulesapplytothecompletionofeachstroke.

THERACE:
Aswimmermustfinishtheraceinthesamelaneinwhichhe/shestarted.
Inallevents,aswimmerwhenturningshallmakephysicalcontactwiththeendofthe
poolorcourse.Theturnmustbemadefromthewall,anditisnotpermittedtotakea
strideorstepfromthebottomofthepool(Ifthehostpoolhasashallowend).
Pullingonthelaneropeisnotallowed.
Obstructinganotherswimmerbyswimmingacrossanotherlaneorotherwise
interferingshalldisqualifytheoffender.
Thereshallbefourswimmersoneachrelayteam.
Inrelayevents,theteamofaswimmerwhosefeetlosetouchwiththestartingplatform
beforetheprecedingteam-matetouchesthewallshallbedisqualified.
Anyrelayteamshallbedisqualifiedfromaraceifateammember,otherthanthe
swimmerdesignatedtoswimthatlength,entersthewaterwhentheraceisbeing
conducted,beforeallswimmersofallteamshavefinishedtherace.
Themembersofarelayteamandtheirorderofcompetingmustbenominatedbefore
therace.Anyrelayteammembermaycompeteinaraceonlyonce.
Anyswimmerhavingfinishedhis/herrace,orhis/herdistanceinarelayevent,must
leavethepoolassoonaspossiblewithoutobstructingandotherswimmerwhohasnot
yetfinishedhis/herrace.

Allturnsrequirecontactasthisindicatessuccessfulcompletionofeachlap.
FailuretoexecuteturnsproperlywillresultinaDQ(disqualification)
StrokeandTurnRefereeshavetoproperlynotifytheHeadRefereeofaviolation
thentowarrantifitisaDQableviolationoftherules.
Refereeneedstomakeanattempttoinformswimmerorcoachabouta
disqualificationcompletionofarace

KISACINTERPRETATION:
FINARulesapplytoallswimmersregardlessofposition.
Threetimerswilltimeeachlane.
Startingsignalisahorn,orotherdesignateddevice.
Intheeventofafalsestart,acontinuoussirenwillbeactivated.
TheremaybeNOfalsestartrope.

FORMS:SeeFollowingPages
1. VarsityDualMeetEntry
2. JuniorVarsityMeetEntry
3. PlaceJudgeForm
4. TimersCards

TEAM:_____________________ HOME AWAY

EVENTNO:______

VARSITY JV


SWIMMER:_____________________________ DATE:______________________


LANE:________________

50 IND MEDLEY

100 FREESTYLE

200 BACKSTROKE

TIME1.____________________

400 BREASTSTROKE

BUTTERFLY

TIME2.___________________

MEDLEYRELAY

FREERELAY

TIME3.___________________

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TEAM:_____________________ HOME AWAY

EVENTNO:______

VARSITY JV


SWIMMER:_____________________________ DATE:______________________


LANE:________________

50 IND MEDLEY

100 FREESTYLE

200 BACKSTROKE

TIME1.____________________

400 BREASTSTROKE

BUTTERFLY

TIME2.___________________

MEDLEYRELAY

FREERELAY

TIME3.___________________


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