MIDLAKES OFFICIALS CHEAT SHEET 2008
The following tables list potential disqualification scenarios and what recommended wording should be written on the disqualification form. This is not meant to be an all-inclusive list nor is it to be used as a checklist to verify correct stroke and turn execution. Please refer to the Midlakes Swim Plan and the USA Swimming Rulebook (and interpretations) for valid swimming stroke and turn descriptions and rules. If you need additional clarification, please contact the Midlakes Officials Chair or your referee/starter.
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What the swimmer did…. |
What the DQ should say… |
DQ code |
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Butterfly |
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Swims with a flutter or freestyle kick |
Alternating Kick |
1A |
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Swims with a breaststroke kick |
Kick breaststroke type |
1B |
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Kicks with propulsion coming from the top of one of the feet and from the bottom of the other |
Scissors kick |
1C |
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The arms do not pull or recover at the same time |
Non-simultaneous arms |
1E |
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The swimmer does not recover their arms (wrist to shoulder) out of the water; OR The arms recover but the swimmer is too far away from the wall to do another pull and recovery, so the swimmer does a little pull then pushes their hands back towards the wall from the breast without recovering over the water; OR The swimmer pulls (partway) then pulls again to lift their head out of the water (without recovering their arms out of the water in between) |
Arms underwater recovery |
1F |
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Only one hand touches the wall |
One hand touch |
1J |
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Swimmer misses the wall |
No touch |
1K |
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Both hands touch but not at the same time |
Non-simultaneous touch |
1L |
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Swimmer goes past vertical towards their back |
Shoulders not at or past vertical towards breast off the wall |
1M |
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Swimmer remained submerged past 15 meters |
Head did not break the surface by 15 meters |
1N |
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Backstroke |
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Swimmer misses the wall |
No touch at turn |
2I |
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Swimmer is past vertical towards their breast when leaving the wall after the start or turn |
Not on back off wall |
2K |
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Swimmer goes past vertical towards their breast |
Shoulders past vertical toward breast |
2L |
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Swimmer remained submerged past 15 meters |
Head did not break the surface by 15 meters |
2N |
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Swimmer raises toes above the gutter after the starting signal |
Toes curled over gutter after the start |
2P |
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Breaststroke |
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Swims with a flutter or freestyle kick – propulsion from the top of the feet |
Alternating Kick |
3A |
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The legs do not kick or move at the same time |
Non-simultaneous kick |
3B |
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Swims with a butterfly or dolphin kick – propulsion from the top of the feet |
Downward butterfly kick |
3C |
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Swims with a sidestroke type kick – propulsion of one leg from the side or bottom of foot and the from the top of the foot of the other leg |
Scissors kick |
3D |
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Swimmer pulls hands all the way past their hips during the pull following the first pull after the start or turn |
Hands brought beyond the hipline during stroke |
3E |
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The arms do not pull or recover at the same time |
Non-simultaneous arms |
3F |
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The head does not break the surface of the water before the widest part of the second arm pull after the start and each turn |
Arms two strokes underwater |
3G |
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One arm pulls out and one arm pulls down |
Arms not in same horizontal plane |
3H |
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Swimmer does a butterfly type recovery where the elbows are out of the water |
Elbows recovered over water |
3I |
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Only one hand touches the wall |
One hand touch |
3K |
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Swimmer misses the wall |
No touch |
3L |
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Both hands touch but not at the same time |
Non-simultaneous touch |
3M |
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Swimmer goes past vertical towards their back |
Shoulders not at or past vertical towards breast off the wall |
3P |
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The head does not break the surface of the water at least once during the complete cycle (stroke then kick) during the swim |
Head under for 2 or more strokes |
3Q |
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The swimmer strokes twice or more for every kick; OR The swimmer kicks twice or more for every stroke |
Incomplete stroke cycle other than one pull followed by one kick |
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Freestyle |
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Swimmer misses the wall – and did not return to wall before touching at the other end |
No touch on turn |
4K |
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Swimmer remained submerged past 15 meters |
Head did not break the surface by 15 meters |
4N |
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IM |
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Order of strokes is not butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, then freestyle |
Strokes out of sequence |
5P |
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Relays |
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Stroke Infraction swimmer #1 |
61 |
Early take-off swimmer #2 |
66 |
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Stroke Infraction swimmer #2 |
62 |
Early take-off swimmer #3 |
67 |
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Stroke Infraction swimmer #3 |
63 |
Early take-off swimmer #4 |
68 |
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Stroke Infraction swimmer #4 |
64 |
Changed order of swimmers |
6P |
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Not enough swimmers |
6Q |
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Miscellaneous |
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False start |
7O |
Declared false start |
7P |
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Delay of meet |
7R |
Did not finish |
7Q |
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Entered water without permission |
7S |
Interfered with another swimmer |
7R |
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Walking on or springing from bottom |
7U |
Standing on bottom |
7V |
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Pulling on lane line |
7W |
Finish in wrong lane |
7X |
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Unsportsmanlike conduct |
7Y |
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