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At some point in the
season, a swimmer might be disqualified during an event. This means that the swimmer
has not started properly, or has not properly performed the stroke
during the swim, on the turn, or at the finish. A DQ can be emotional event,
especially for younger swimmers. The official who DQs the swimmer
will explain to them what they did incorrectly. Swimmers should take this as a
learning experience.
Common errors
leading to a DQ are:
Relays:
Leaving starting block before previous swimmer touches; doing wrong
stroke.
Freestyle:
Walking on bottom or pulling on the rope (touching rope is okay);
not touching the end of the pool at the turn.
Breast
stroke: Two underwater pulls during start or turn; not
touching with two hands simultaneously at turn or finish; both
hands not coming out of water at same time; toes not pointed out
during the kick.
Back stroke:
Turning over onto stomach at finish or during the
stroke.
Butterfly:
Not keeping legs together; not touching with two hands
simultaneously at turn or finish; underwater recovery (hands
don’t break the surface of the water).
If a swimmer is
disqualified, no official time is recorded, nor can any points be
scored.
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