I recently posted a question about racing and received a lot of great answers so here is another question. I am about to participate in my first race (in a pool) and I am worried about being disqualified now. What are some of the common mistakes I need to be aware of? Turns maybe?
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Don't wear jewelry. It's a really easy way to get DQ'ed. One time in high school at the same meet two girls got DQ'ed for jewelry on separate occasions. The coach was not happy, along with the rest of the team.
Don't get out of the pool until everyone finishes. I've seen DQ's for that a few times.
You can't touch your goggles. Say for instance you dive in in the 500 and your goggles fall off and are hanging on your neck- tough luck you cant fix them.
Touching the bottom of the pool is also prohibited. This can be a problem with poor turns in shallow pools.
Don't wear jewelry. It's a really easy way to get DQ'ed. One time in high school at the same meet two girls got DQ'ed for jewelry on separate occasions. The coach was not happy, along with the rest of the team.
Don't get out of the pool until everyone finishes. I've seen DQ's for that a few times.
You can't touch your goggles. Say for instance you dive in in the 500 and your goggles fall off and are hanging on your neck- tough luck you cant fix them.
Touching the bottom of the pool is also prohibited. This can be a problem with poor turns in shallow pools.
