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Competitive Swimming Rules and Regulations
August 6, 2010 at 8:41 am | Posted in Competitive Swimming Rules and Regulations | 3 CommentsTags: 247swim, all strokes, backstroke, BCSSA, breaststroke, butterfly, competitive, finishes, freestyle, frontcrawl, im, Individual Medley, link, relays, rules and regulations, starts, swimming, takeovers, turns
UK ASA Disqualification DQ Codes
UK-ASA DQ Codes List
Butterfly
1A 8.1 Body not on the breast (except when executing a turn)
1D 8.2 Arms not brought backward simultaneously
1B 8.2 Arms not brought forward together
1C 8.2 Arms not brought forward over the water
1G 8.3 Breaststroke kick used (legal in Masters’ Competitions)
1E 8.3 Movements of the legs not simultaneous
1F 8.3 Alternating movement of legs or feet
1H 8.4 Did not touch at turn or finish with both hands, or touch not simultaneous
1I 8.5 More than one arm pull under water (following start or turn)
1J 8.5 Head did not break the surface at or before 15m mark following start or turn
1K 8.5 Not on surface during stroke (except first 15m following start or turn
Backstroke
2A 6.2 Left position on the back (other than to initiate a turn)
2B 6.3 Totally submerged, (except for first 15m following the start or turn or at the finish
2C 6.4 Not on back when leaving the wall
2F 6.4 More than one single or double simultaneous arm pull used to initiate the turn
2D 6.4 Did not touch the wall during the turn
2E 6.5 Not on the back at finish
Breaststroke
3D 7.1 Single fly kick not performed during the 1st arm stroke or followed by a breast kick
3B 7.2 Stroke cycle not one arm stroke to one leg kick
3C 7.2 Arm movements not simultaneous or not in the same horizontal plane
3A 7.2 Body not on the breast
3E 7.3 Hands not pushed forward together from the breast on, under, or over the water
3F 7.3 Elbows over water except last stroke before turn, during turn or final stroke at finish
3Q 7.3 Hands not brought back on or under surface of the water
3G 7.3 Hands brought back beyond hip line (except after 1st stroke following start or turn)
3H 7.4 Head not breaking surface during stroke cycle (except after start & turn)
3I 7.4 Head did not break surface before hands turn inward at widest point in 2nd stroke after strt or
3K 7.4 Leg movements not simultaneous (alternating leg movement)
3L 7.4 Leg movements not on the same plane
3N 7.5 Executed scissors, flutter, or downward fly kick (except after start or after turn: SW7.1)
3M 7.5 Feet not turned out during the propulsive part of the kick
3P 7.6 Head not breaking surface during the last complete or incomplete cycle preceding touch
3O 7.6 Did not touch at turn or finish with both hands, or touch not simultaneous
Freestyle
4A 5.2 Did not touch the wall at the turn or finish
4B 5.3 Totally submerged (except for the first 15m at start and turn)
4C 5.3 Head did not break surface at or before 15m mark following start or turn
IM
5A 9.1 Incorrect individual stroke order (Fly, Back, Breast, Free)
5B 9.3 Finish of each stroke not in accordance with rules for the particular stroke
IM
6A 9.2 Incorrect medley relay order (Back, Breast, Fly, Free)
62 10.1 Stroke Infraction swimmer #2
61 10.1 Stroke Infraction swimmer #1
63 10.1 Stroke Infraction swimmer #3
64 10.1 Stroke Infraction swimmer #4
6C 10.10 Fewer than four swimmers in a relay team
66 10.11 Swimmer #2 feet lost touch with starting place before preceding team-mate touches
68 10.11 Swimmer #4 feet lost touch with starting place before preceding team-mate touches
67 10.11 Swimmer #3 feet lost touch with starting place before preceding team-mate touches
6D 10.12 Team member enters water during race not to swim their length
6B 10.13 Team swum in incorrect order to that previously nominated Erith and District Swimming Club UK-ASA DQ Codes List
Miscellaneous
7A 2.3.2 Delaying the start
7B 4.4 Start before starting signal
7C 10.2 A swimmer did not cover the whole distance – DNF
7J 10.3 Swimmer did not remain and finish in lane in which he/she started
7D 10.4 No contact with wall during turn or turn not made from wall or took stride/step from bottom
7E 10.5 Walks during freestyle events or during the freestyle portion of the medley
7F 10.6 Pulled on the lane rope
7G 10.7 Obstructing or interfering with another swimmer – foul
7H 10.8 Device or swimsuit aiding speed, buoyancy, endurance or unauthorized use of tape on body
7K 10.9 Swimmer enters water during an event in which he/she is not scheduled to swim
7L 10.14 Obstructing another swimmer/team when leaving pool after completion of relay leg or race
7I 10.16 Pacemaking, plan or device or instruction given.
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Below is a list of rules and regulations of what not to do in a race/gala or you will be disqualified:
All Strokes:
- walking on bottom toward the finish
- pulling on the lane rope in the direction of the finish
- springing from the bottom, imparting motion toward the finish
- left the water before completing the full distance or DNF (did not finish)
Freestyle:
- failure to touch on the turn at 25m (50m, 75m)
- failure to surface by 15m after the start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) in the freestyle
Backstroke:
- failure to touch on the turn at 25m (50m, 75m)
- an arm pull independent of the turning action at 25m (50m, 75m)
- Revised: kicking without any accompanying turning action at 25m (50m, 75m)
- failure to remain on back during race (or at finish)
- failure to surface by 15m after the start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) in the backstroke
- not on back when feet left the wall at 25m (50m, 75m)
Breaststroke:
- non-simultaneous touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish)
- one hand touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish)
- scissor (or dolphin) kick
- asymmetrical arm pull
- alternating arm movements
- arm pull past hips
- failure of head to surface during each stroke
- failure of head to surface at end of propulsion phase of second arm stroke on start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m)
Butterfly:
- non-simultaneous touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish)
- one hand touch at 25m (50m, 75m, finish)
- flutter kick
- scissor kick
- underwater arm recovery
- uneven arm pull (asymmetrical arm pull)
- failure to surface by 15m after the start (or turn at 25m, 50m, 75m) in the butterfly
Individual Medley:
- strokes swum in wrong order (should be: fly, back, breast ,free)
- roll more than 90 degrees before touching on the change over from back to breast
Relays
- Swimmer left the blocks before the other swimmer touched
- relay strokes swum in wrong order (should be: back breast, fly, free)
NOTE: These are not the only possible reasons for disqualification, nor the only possible wording. Judges may use their own wording provided it is accurate, precise, and unambiguous.
Here is also the official rule book for the BCSSA (This is a PDF file): http://www.bcsummerswimming.com/docs/February-2008-Swimming_changed-0706-1.pdf
Thanks for reading this post. Holly xxx
Nick Gillingham’s Swimming Academy
June 5, 2010 at 9:29 pm | Posted in Nick Gillingham | 3 CommentsTags: breaststroke, butterfly, courses, letter, mbe, Nick Gillingham, olympic medallist, stroke, swim247, swimming academy, training
Here are the latest Nick Gillingham Swimming course, from June 2011. Click to find out more:
The Art of Butterfly with Nick Gillingham MBE Double Olympic Medallist. Saturday 4th June 2011 – The Sennocke Centre, Sevenoaks School.
I fully recommend these swimming clinics (I have been to both) and they are well worth going to. Not many swimming clincs teach as many tips as Nick gives and gives you a whole new swimming technique that is faster. Since going to the art of Breastsroke course, for example, I got a club record for 200m breaststroke, knocking off 6 seconds from my original time in the 12 and over category. Nick inspired me and even helped my swimming improve. Be sure to go to one of his clinics to experience a taste of professional swimming. Don’t miss out on a chance to improve and the inspiration jpouney of the art of breaststroke/butterfly. Bookings are availabe for the following dates above. Click on the picturs to find out more. It is well worth it!! Holly xx
The video is made up of pictures. Enjoy 
Nick Gillingham “Starts and Turns Course” Sevenoaks School 29th January 2011
My sister and I were really looking forward to Nick Gillingham’s Starts and Turns course as we had previously been on Nick’s Art of Butterfly and Art of Breaststroke and had learnt so much. “Hi” to everyone who were also at Sevenoaks School, on the morning session on the 29th January. I was in lane 1 and my sister Olivia in lane 4; we were the girls wearing the new Uglies Valentines swimming costumes and no we are not known as the “Ugly Sisters”!
We started our lesson with a warm up that included the famous “Michael Phelps Butterfly Drill”, which was so much fun and then next on to the 3 different dives “Track Start”, “Grab Start” and the relay take over “The Wind –Up” . I have only been doing grab starts for the last few months but unfortunately I got disqualified at a gala because I moved on the block, this was due to getting into my dive position to early at the start of the whistle and by the time the starter said “Take your marks” I had moved on the blocks and got disqualified.
Nick demonstrated all the dives, what position you need to be in and at the correct time, how far and what depth you should aim to dive into the water, your reactions and most importantly your position on the block so you don’t dive to early and fall in. I like the tip which I now do at gala’s, which is to wipe the slippery block before you step-up on to the block and then to wipe your feet on the block to clean the soles of your feet.
The Wind-up dive were quite tricky to master and you needed to feel very confidant and pumped-up to wind your arms and shoulders in the air and dive in during a relay, something I need to practise a little more before I try this at a gala but it was my first attempt at a wind-up dive and I can see the mental and physical benefits.
Nick demonstrated the Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Frontcrawl turns.
It was non-stop practising and learning and a whole lot of fun.
During the swimming session we could be filmed to have the Swim Optimum analysis, I had already been filmed at the start of my “Art of Breaststroke” course before Nick had taught us Breaststroke tips and my Swim Optimum score was 554. I am a Backstroker and had no Kent qualifying times in Breaststroke as a 13 year old or 14 year old before attending Nick’s “Art of Breaststroke” but last Sunday I swum 200m Breaststroke in the Kent Counties, 2 weeks after my 14 birthday and came 5th out of 11 swimmers and beating my Novembers PB by 6 seconds.
A week before my race I was constantly watching my Breaststroke analysis, looking at ways to improve and with the knowledge of what I had learnt, the two weeks previously from the “Starts and Turns” course, this all contributed to my 6 second PB. Not only was I seeded to come last out of the 10 other swimmers, in fact I came 5th but I also achieved a Club Record for the 200m Breaststroke. Knowing how much my Breaststroke analysis had helped me, during the “Starts and Turns” course I was filmed for a Butterfly and Frontcrawl analysis as my Achilles Heel has always been Butterfly. However I did Nick’s “Art of Butterfly” course and my butterfly has really improved and my Swim Optimum Butterfly rating has reflected this with a rating of 576, which was higher then my Breaststroke rating.
My Butterfly Analysis 576 My Breaststroke Analysis 554
After the swimming session we went to hear Nick’s inspirational talk, his talks are all different for the three different courses. The “Starts and Turns” course talk included achieving your Goals and Dreams, after coming out of the talk I decided to set myself some goals before 26th January 2012 and to achieve the following 4 Club Records as I have never had a club record before:
50m Back
100m Back
50m Free
50m Breast
But only 2 weeks after setting my goals I have already 1 club record that wasn’t even on my list.
Both my sister and I are gold members on www.swimoptimum.com I have inputted all my swimming data into the Swim Optimum, that allows me to see all my PB’s, the dates, pools and times when these were achieved along with all my previous times to see if I am improving. Also my 3 different strokes Swim Optimum videos can be viewed along with the analysis and helpful videos demonstrating how to swim the stroke correctly. I can also up-load videos of me swimming into my SwimOptimumVideo folder and watch the videos through the SwimOptimum race analyser along with being able to self analyse my Butterfly and Breaststroke stroke technique.
I have not up-loaded any videos yet but watch this space for my reviews.
Holly
http://www.nickgillingham.com/
Hi Guys,
On the 25th of September I attended Nick Gillingham’s Swim Academy for the Art Of Breaststroke, I just wanted to let you know what I thought of it……….
If you do not know already, I attended the Art Of Butterfly as well which was great. I also wrote a review on that so take a look at that too.
Below was the day’s schedule:
Arrival and registration 11.30am – 11.45am
Introductions 11.45am – 12.00pm
Pool session 12.00pm – 2.00pm
Lunch break 2.00pm – 2.45pm
Key note presentation 2.45pm - 3.35pm
Break 3.35pm – 3.45pm
Question and answers session 3.45pm – 4.15pm
Photos/autographs/medals 4.15pm – 4.45pm
Round up and thank you 4.45pm.
We arrived at the pool in Sevenoaks where we signed in and we received a free bottle of water for the pool session.
At 11.30am Nick arrived, he welcomed us, told us what we would be doing and showed us where the changing rooms are.
The changing rooms were very nice! We got in to our swimming costumes and went onto the poolside. When we were on poolside we was told our lines, it was 3 people per lane.
We completed our warm up and then some drills, such as pushing off the bottom of the pool and doing 7 Butterfly kicks, it was really fun.
I lost count on how many tips we were given, they were really helpful!
One of my favourite and memorable tips from Nick, was that you had to swim like there is a tennis ball in-between your chin and chest. If you visualised this you would keep your head still and in the correct position, Nick demonstrated in the pool with a real ball and it worked! It helped that Nick would explain a drill then get in the pool to show us, so it made it easier to understood.
The pool session was really fun and a great help.
One at a time everyone was taken to lane 1 and filmed by Claire (Nick’s wife.) diving from the race block and swimming two lengths for a swim analysis which is where our stroke is looked at by Nick, for each area we get given a score for example: Breathing 7/10, Body position 5/10, Leg action 3/10, and Arm action 9/10 etc………..
It has really helped me to see the area’s in which I need to improve! Also I thought that it was really good that for each point there was a video of Nick swimming it correctly so that you could see the correct technique and see where you are going wrong, also there was information explaining the technique you could read. I think that it is a great way to sit at home and watch the videos over and over until you get the technique perfect; I was even standing in front of my computer screen practicing the moves and breathing techniques just before each swimming training session, so I can practise when I get to the pool!
After the pool session, we got changed and went to a small hall with lots of chairs, we sat down and had our lunch.
At this point I had to leave as I had a swimming gala (in which I was swam 50m breaststroke and got a PB)
Just before I left I had a photo taken with Nick, which is above.
Thank you for reading my report; I hope you found it interesting.
Please feel free to leave a comment.
Olivia.
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The swim optimum has really helped me to improve my breaststroke technique. I think it is a really good way to improve your technique in breaststroke because it feels like you are getting a 1-to-1 session with Nick.
Nick Gillingham’s courses have helped me to improve my stroke so much that I have booked to go on his starts and turns course in January 2011. Before the breaststroke course, I had also been to Nick Gillingham’s Art of Butterfly course. Since the Butterfly course I have improved my PB (Personal Best) time for 50m Butterfly by 3 whole seconds! It just goes to show that his courses can make a real difference to your swimming…..
I have learn’t so many new things about breaststroke and I had a great time too. I now have the confidence to go into a breaststroke race or a Individual Medially and know I have a good chance of doing well. My techniques has gone from good to fantastic, all thanks to Nick!
Hi Everyone,
I have just come back from Nick Gillingham’s swimming academy, I was doing the butterfly clinic. I thought I would do a quick write-up on it, so if anyone is having trouble with butterfly they will be able to get some help. (Please note he does other various strokes.)
Before Nick Gillingham’s course I could hardly swim more than 100m butterfly. I have always struggled with butterfly and have never managed to really understand the stroke. It was only early last year that I started to get my arms over the water and it began to actually look a bit like butterfly. It is not like I don’t want to be good a butterfly and I don’t even try because I really, really try my best at everything I do and I really want to be good at butterfly!
I always thought that me and butterfly just don’t go and that was it. But today I leant it is not true! Maybe I will become a world record holder for 500m butterfly who knows? If there is one thing that I have learnt from Nick Gillingham it is that you can never set a goal or a dream too high!
OK, I will stop blubbering on now and tell you what we actually done on the course.
We arrived at the swimming pool at 11.30am then we was registered almost immediately, we was given each a free bottle of water and told our lanes. After that we waited for about 10-15 minutes for everyone to arrive. Nick Gillingham then done his speech, What we are ment to do in an unlikely event of a fire, where the toilets are, etc……. and then told to get changed and meet at pool side. The changing rooms and the toilets there was quite nice.
On pool side there was a little viewing area for our parents which was really nice because you could go over and talk to your Mum and Dad, before the lesson started. Also Holly and I could go over to get our Mum to help us put our hats on. There was about three people in a lane so it was not too crowded.
We done some brilliant drills which I felt really benefited my stroke. Along the way everyone was given a tip or two relevent to their stroke which was really helpful. At the end we done some turns and then practised three different types of dives.
The first was a track start, the second a grab start (my favourite!) And finely a wind-up dive which before today I have never heard of! It is specific dive only for a relay with the exception of the first person. It involves following the previous swimmer into the wall then throwing your arms backwards and then you quickly dive in. It was great fun!
The swimming session lasted two hours but it only seemed we was in the pool for 2 minutes, the time really did fly! It was so much fun!
After that we had a shower and got changed, we then went into a room full of very comfy red seats in a semi-circle where you could eat your lunch and have a break. The only down side was there was no tables to eat off however it really is not that much of a problem.
45 minutes later Nick done a Powerpoint presentation on the mental side of swimming which was very inspiring! At the end I just wanted to jump back into the pool and try out everything he had told us. It probably sounds a bit weird me wanting to jump back into the pool after I have just done 2 whole hours of butterfly already but if you heard his speech you would say exactly the same!
After that we was allowed to ask questions and he would answer them for us such as the best drink to have, how to keep your goggles on, the best breathing pattern for butterfly ect…………….That was followed by the opportunity to have his autograph, look at this medals and have pictures taken with him.
This Course is amazing! It can really turn your butterfly around, I am so excited about trainning tommorow so I can show my coach my new butterfly! If you would like to know any more infomation then please contact me and I will reply as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Olivia and Holly xxx
Youtube videos
March 7, 2010 at 10:41 am | Posted in Animation and Videos, Swimming Videos, You Tube | 3 CommentsTags: backstroke, breaststropke, butterfly, demonstration, episode 1, fast, freestyle, frontcrawl, im, micheal phelps, technique, the s factor, utube, videos, you tube, youtube
How to put a swimming cap on- the Michael Jackson way!
The motivation video- Bound to make you laugh:
THE S FACTOR:
This is S Factor 2 with a twist. It is a Nick Gillingham special!!! To find out more info on Nick GIllingham go to the ‘Nick Gillingham’ button on the home page. Hope you like it…. Next S factor hopeful will be next month…..
This is it guys, the moment you have all been waiting for… The S Factor- Episode 1!!!! Enjoy
Here is a little spoiler of the new series, The S Factor, presented by Olivia and I:
Swimming videos:
First off, something to really get you in the mood for swimming:
Butterfly videos:
Backstroke videos:
Breaststroke videos:
Freestyle/frontcrawl videos:
IM Videos:
Olivia & Holly first attempt at synchronized swimming:
Holly & Olivia wearing the 1st ever pair of Flashing LED Swimming Goggles called Gogglows
Olivia on Holiday in Cuba playing with dive toys that light up and flash for 30 seconds:
Holly doing an underwater handstand wearing pink Gogglows with flashing yellow LED lights:
Olivia & Holly swimming and stroking a Dolphin on Holiday in Cuba 2010:
Holly & Olivia playing with the dive toys which are flashing LED light up Gemglows & Coinglows on a swim-up bar-stool:
This is a video of Olivia and I wearing our Uglies swimming costume and flashing goggles. I (Holly) am on the left and my sister (Olivia) is on the right. I am wearing pebbles uglies and Olivia (right) is wearing a pinkabelle uglies swimming costume.
This is a video of my sister, Olivia, doing a handstand in her Fiesta Uglies Dolfin swimming costume.
Gogglows in Pink and Green with Yellow and Red LED’s flashing underwater. This time I am on the right (Holly and Olivia is on the left. I am wearing pebbles and Olivia is wearing Fiesta swimming costume.
Swimming at the swim up bar in Cuba wearing uglies swim costumes and playing with maru flashing Gems and Swimglows Coins wearing Gogglows flashing LED swimming goggles. I (left) am wearing pebbles and Olivia (right) is wearing Fiesta Uglies Dolfin swimming costume.
Swimming in outdoor pool at the Sirenis Occidental Grand Playa Turquesa Hotel in Cuba, Guardalavaca, Holguin wearing Uglies swimming range. Holly (right) is wearing pebbles swimming costume and Olivia (left) is wearing Fiesta uglies dolfin swimming costume. We are playing with the gems and coins dive game and wearing gogglows.
Weever fishes has been reported to attack and even kill divers and swimmers in mediterranean, south-east pacific and the eastern Atlantic waters…watch out.
Here is another video of the weever fish in the sea.
Here is my latest youtube video of how to put a swimming cap on if you have long hair.
I will be adding more videos soon….
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Swimming Problems And Cures
February 23, 2010 at 11:50 am | Posted in Swimming Problems And Cures, Swimming Tips | 1 CommentTags: 247swim, a, arms, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, can, crawl, cures, front, get, i, in, line, my, not, over, straight, swim, swimming, the, water
Do you have any swimming problems or a bad habits? If yes then look below and find the cure to all your problems.
Problem:
“When I am swimming front crawl I can never stay in a straight line.”
Cure:
In most cases, swimmers move their head wildly when they are trying to swim fast. Your body follows your head, so if you move your head wildly then your body will move wildly too, stopping you from swimming straight. You must keep your head still at all times!
Problem:
“When I am swimming butterfly I can’t get my arms over the water.”
Cure:
When swimming butterfly you must keep your head down. This will help you get your arms over the water and you will swim even faster. It also helps your arms clear the water when you get a rhythm and flow which you continue throughout the race or training session.
Problem:
“I keep getting stitches during my swimming sessions.”
Cure:
You tend to get stitches through not breathing enough. So Get a breathing pattern and stick to it. In my training sessions I breathe every three strokes. However in galas I breathe as least as possible because it does not matter if I get a stitch in a race which will last only a couple of minutes.
If you have any swimming problems that are not listed here then please send me a message and I will reply to you with the cure as soon as possible.
Many thanks Olivia.
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