2013 Pan American Masters Swimming Championships
Selby Aquatic Center, Sarasota, Florida
June 5 - 13, 2013
MEET INFO
Wed June 5
800 freestyle
Thu June 6
400 IM
50 freestyle
Fri June 7
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
Sat June 8
100 backstroke
50 butterfly
200 freestyle
Sun June 9
200 freestyle relay (men’s, women’s, mixed)
200 medley relay (men’s, women’s, mixed)
Pan Am 2013 Social at Ringling Museum
Mon June 10
200 breaststroke
100 butterfly
50 backstroke
Tue June 11
200 IM
50 breaststroke
200 butterfly
Wed June 12
100 breaststroke
400 freestyle
Thu June 13
3K and 1K open water swims
Swimsuit Regulations
FINA rules as modified for Masters competition and as printed in the latest edition of the FINA Handbook will govern all aquatic disciplines at the V UANA Pan American Masters Championships. It is the responsibility of each competitor to be familiar with these rules. FINA rules and regulations may be found at fina.org.
FINA SWIMWEAR RULES
FINA Approved Tech Suits
LIST: FINA Approved Swimwear
The general protocol we use for dive over starts for individual events other than backstroke (or when a swimmer will start in the water) is:
1 As swimmers in a heat finish they stay in their lane next to the wall
2 When the last swimmer is 5-10 yards from the wall the referee blows the short series of whistles (get ready) for the next heat
3 The Starter calls the heat
4 Just before the last swimmer touches, the referee blows a long whistle for the swimmers in the next heat to step up.
5 At this point, the swimmers in the water should be against the wall in their assigned lane, quiet and motionless
6 Once the starter sends off the next heat, the swimmers in the water should exit the pool in a quick and orderly fashion in accordance with referee directions
If the referee paces it well, you really don’t see a lot of people trying to climb out when the starter is saying take your mark. We do still see a lot of people who don’t know when to step up on the block.
Also the only call in a 50 requiring dual confirmation is a false start. There may have been some miscommunication about Robin’s call. If it was a call with dual confirmation, then it was a false start.
This confused me too. I remember dual confirmation from my starter/referee days when my kids were swimmers. I know for sure I didn't false start because I'm always the last one in the water. The girl who swam in the next heat did indeed false start and did not swim the race. I think the lane workers at that point were confused and may have put the DQ on the wrong heat. At this point I didn't want to argue and look like an old jerk so I just said "okay." I'd much rather get deeked in the 50 than the 1650 although it was a good time for me.
The general protocol we use for dive over starts for individual events other than backstroke (or when a swimmer will start in the water) is:
1 As swimmers in a heat finish they stay in their lane next to the wall
2 When the last swimmer is 5-10 yards from the wall the referee blows the short series of whistles (get ready) for the next heat
3 The Starter calls the heat
4 Just before the last swimmer touches, the referee blows a long whistle for the swimmers in the next heat to step up.
5 At this point, the swimmers in the water should be against the wall in their assigned lane, quiet and motionless
6 Once the starter sends off the next heat, the swimmers in the water should exit the pool in a quick and orderly fashion in accordance with referee directions
If the referee paces it well, you really don’t see a lot of people trying to climb out when the starter is saying take your mark. We do still see a lot of people who don’t know when to step up on the block.
Also the only call in a 50 requiring dual confirmation is a false start. There may have been some miscommunication about Robin’s call. If it was a call with dual confirmation, then it was a false start.
This confused me too. I remember dual confirmation from my starter/referee days when my kids were swimmers. I know for sure I didn't false start because I'm always the last one in the water. The girl who swam in the next heat did indeed false start and did not swim the race. I think the lane workers at that point were confused and may have put the DQ on the wrong heat. At this point I didn't want to argue and look like an old jerk so I just said "okay." I'd much rather get deeked in the 50 than the 1650 although it was a good time for me.
