West Chester Area Y Marlins

DQ

The abbreviation for disqualified. Swimmers could also be disqualified for utilizing improper stroke/kick, lacking the contact, or an improper flip or end.

False Start

Any motion, or lack of motion, on the a part of a number of rivals whereas underneath the command of the Starter, which delays or spoils a authorized begin. May be trigger for disqualification.

Heat Sheet

a list of all swimmers by occasion quantity, warmth, and lane project. These sheets are often accessible originally of the meet for a nominal value.

Heats

The designation for a portion of an occasion the place there are extra swimmers than can compete at one time. An occasion with 15 swimmers could be divided into three heats in a 6-lane pool.

Lap Counter

An individual in a freestyle occasion of 500 yards or longer who’s stationed at or close to the turning finish of the pool and counts laps for the swimmer.

Medley

An occasion the place the swimmer swims all 4 strokes. An particular person medley is swum Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle. A medley relay is swum Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Freestyle.

Psyche Sheet

A rating, by seed occasions, of all of the swimmers entered in every race of a meet.

Qualifying Time

The most time allowed for a selected occasion to find out the swimmer’s degree.

Relay

An occasion with a group of 4 swimmers who every full one quarter of the race. Relays could also be Freestyle or Medley.

Scratch

To withdraw a swimmer from an occasion earlier than the beginning of the occasion.

Seeding

Where a selected swimmer falls in his occasion based mostly on his private greatest time for that occasion.

Staging Area

A “holding” space at invitational meets the place swimmers wait for his or her occasions to be referred to as. It can generally be an extended wait, relying on the scale of the meet. Swimmers could deliver playing cards or books for the wait. No sweet! Gameboys and CD gamers could also be misplaced or stolen or soaked.

Split

A per lap time that’s typically utilized by coaches for educating the idea of pacing.

Strokes

There are 4 acknowledged strokes for YMCA competitors: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly. Each stroke has particular guidelines that should be adopted, significantly for turns and finishes.