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?
Yeah, pretty sure there's nothing wrong with fixing your goggles as long as it doesn't cause some other stroke violation. An example would be in a breaststroke race where you stop to fix your goggles but continue to kick. This would violate the "one arm stroke, one kick" sequence requirement in ***. If you need to fix your goggles it's best to do it at the turn where you can do whatever you want once you touch the wall legally.
I also checked the USA Swimming rule book and the only mention of jewelry is in the open water section. You may not wear jewelry (including watches) in OW swims. The rationale is obvious in OW swimming where lots of swimmers are in close proximity.
Yeah, pretty sure there's nothing wrong with fixing your goggles as long as it doesn't cause some other stroke violation. An example would be in a breaststroke race where you stop to fix your goggles but continue to kick. This would violate the "one arm stroke, one kick" sequence requirement in ***. If you need to fix your goggles it's best to do it at the turn where you can do whatever you want once you touch the wall legally.
I also checked the USA Swimming rule book and the only mention of jewelry is in the open water section. You may not wear jewelry (including watches) in OW swims. The rationale is obvious in OW swimming where lots of swimmers are in close proximity.
