Swimming

SWIMMING

Race Procedures and Regulations 

1. Schools may only enter 10 swimmers per category (boys and girls together). 

2. Each school may enter two competitors per individual event and one team per relay event. 

3. Swimmers may enter three individual events and two relays. 

4. Swimmers may only enter events in one category (e.g. a swimmer may not swim in Category C and Category A events). 

5. Each school must fill in their time cards in advance. (For relays, the name of the school need only be recorded under Swimmer’s name.) 

6. Long swimsuit Lazer type are not allowed. 

7. When an event is announced, all swimmers must report to the marshalling area with their time cards. 

8. Competitors must obey the starter’s instructions. Starter’s command will be, “Swimmers Ready”, “Take Your Marks”, followed by a blast of the whistle to signal the start of the race. 

9. False starts will be repeated, but there will be no disqualification. 

10. Butterfly 

• Two-hand touch on both turn and finish 

• No flutter kick allowed 

11. Backstroke 

• Swimmer may kick underwater only up to the false start rope (located approximately at halfway point) 

• Swimmer must finish on back 

12. Breastroke 

• Two-hand touch on both turn and finish 

• One stroke allowed under the water and then surface and swim whole stroke 

• No flutter kick allowed

13. In relay events, swimmers must touch the end of the pool clearly before the next team member leaves the starting block. 

14. There will be no finals. Places will be determined on the basis of the best time in the heats. 

15. Points will be awarded as follows for both individual and relay events: 

• 1st 8 points 

• 2nd 6 points 

• 3rd 4 points 

• 4th 3 points 

• 5th 2 points 

• 6th 1 point 

16. Results will be called from a loudspeaker, so swimmers will need to listen carefully. Medals will be awarded to first, second and third place finishers shortly after the announcement, at the scoring desk. 

17. Medley relay: Back; Breast; Fly; Free 

18. Individual Medley: Fly; Back; Breast; Free 

19. The Coaches’ Race does not count towards the standings! You can enter as many Coaches as you want as long as they are swim Coaches.