The area where the swimmers meet ahead of their race and are put into heats.
Kick SetsĪ flat rectangular piece of foam used in kick sets Long CourseĪny competition held in a 50m pool eg Tollcross
#Swim pace clock mini series#
Individual Medley or IMĪ race comprising all four strokes in the following series - butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and front crawl. Occurs when there are too many swimmers for them all to compete in one race, the event will be split into heats with the fastest swimmer(s) from each heat going forward to the final. Means that there will be no final and the winner of the event is determined by times alone when all the heats have been swum. If a swimmer swims faster than the cut off time they will be awarded a "Speeding Ticket” or “Swam Too Fast” Certificate. Each swimmer chosen to swim in an event at a graded meet must be able to swim faster than a specified time AND be slower than a cut off time for the event. Some swimmers are given an opportunity to swim competitively through graded meets. Some other drills are - kicking, finger trail, catch up, single arm, two kicks to one pull etc. For example, rib tickle is a front crawl drill where the thumb of the hand that is recovering out of the water is dragged along the side of the body from the thigh to the armpit, this drill causes a "high elbow" recovery which is a desirable characteristic of good front crawl technique. DrillĪ Drill is an exercise or practice which is designed to strengthen or enhance some part of a stroke. 2 hand touch in breaststroke and butterfly) or has not used the proper stroke technique (e.g. The most common reasons why a swimmer is disqualified are that a swimmer has not touched the wall properly when turning (e.g. A time swam in a 25m pool can be converted into an equivalent time for a 50m pool and vice versa. Converted TimeĪ time calculated using tables to compensate for a change of pool length. Consideration TimeĪ time for an event set by the meet organiser that swimmers must be faster than to be considered for entry.
#Swim pace clock mini full#
Accredited TimeĪ time achieved at a competition where there has been a full complement of officials and all the rules of swimming have been applied. This is a competition where there is a full complement of officials and all the rules of swimming will be applied.
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