G.+Terminologies

=**Swim Meet Terminology **=

====Age Groups – division of swimmers by age that determines the events in which they are eligible to participate. PWSL rules specify the following age groups : 8 & Under; 9-10; 11-12; 13-14; 15-18. ====

====Deck  - the area around the swimming pool reserved for swimmers,officials, and coaches ==== ====Competitive Strokes  - the four competitive strokes are: (1) freestyle, (2) backstroke, (3) breaststroke, and (4) butterfly. Events are held in all of the competitive strokes at varying distances depending on the age group of the swimmer. ==== ====Course  - designated distance over which the competition is conducted. The standard is 25 Meters for summer league meets, 50 Meters for Olympic competition, and 25 Yards for regular year-round and college competition. PWSL courses are 25 Meters. ==== ====Event  - any race or series of races in a given stroke and distance for a specific age group and sex. For example, the following are three different events: 1. Girls 8 & Under 25 meter freestyle; 2. Boys 8 & Under 25 meter freestyle; 3. Girls 9-10 50-meter breaststroke. ==== ====False Start  - When a swimmer leaves the starting block before the horn or gun. PWSL rules permit a swimmer one unintentional false start without disqualification. At the referee’s discretion, a false start may be disallowed due to unusual circumstances. ====

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Forward Start <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - a forward entry facing the course.
====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Heats <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - the division of an event in which there are too many swimmers to compete at one time. For example, an event with thirty ====

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">swimmers in a six-lane pool would require five heats.
====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Individual Medley (IM) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> – four laps of the pool swam in the following order: Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lane <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- a specific area in which the swimmer is assigned to swim (lane 1, lane 2, etc.). ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lane Line <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - continuous floating markers attached to a line stretched from the starting end to the turning end for the purpose of separating each lane. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lane Marking <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">s - guidelines at the bottom of the pool in the center of each lane, running from the starting end to the turning end. ====

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Leg <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - (relay) the part of the relay event swum by one swimmer.
====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Manual Start <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- the start of a timing device by an individual in response to the same starting signal given to the swimmers. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mark <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - (take your) the swimmer’s starting position. PWSL rules require at least one foot at the front of the coping when a forward start is required. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Meet <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - the complete series of events between two or more teams. PWSL meets are conducted on Saturdays, competed between two and four teams, and usually completed in a single day. Dual Competition (Dual Meet) - competition between two teams. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tri Competition (Tri Meet) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - competition between three teams. Quad Competition (Quad Meet) - competition between four teams. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">On Line <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - the swimmer’s position immediately prior to taking their mark. PWSL rules specify, the swimmer must have both feet placed so their toes are at the back of the coping. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Referee <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - the official in charge of the meet. The referee is the final authority in all matters concerning the conduct of the meet. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Relay <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> – A race consisting of four legs, each swum by one swimmer. Swimmers age thirteen and older swim two laps each. There are two types of relays: ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) Medley <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> – each swimmer swims a different stroke. The order is backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. ==== <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) Freestyle <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> – each swimmer swims a freestyle leg.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Scratch <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - withdraw from an event.
====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Seed <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - distribute the swimmers among the heats and lanes according to their times. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Seeding (Seeded On Deck) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - swimmers are called to report to the clerk of course for their event. After scratches are determined, they are seeded in the proper heats. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Split Time <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - time from a start to some part of the distance within a longer event. ==== ====<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stroke And Turn Judge <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - trained, certified swim officials, assigned by and working for the referee to judge swimmers’ conformance with the rules for the event being swum. Nonconformance (a.k.a. disqualification or DQ) is reported to the referee. The swimmer is not disqualified until the referee accepts the stroke and turn judge’s report. ====