At this past weekend's Zone meet I was DQed in my 100 backstroke during my turn. I was told I glided into the wall, of which means that I must either be flipping or making an arm stroke. However the rules:
Upon completion of each lenght, some part of the swimmer must touch the wall. During the turn the shoulders may be turned past the vertical toward the ***, after which a continuous single arm pull or a countinuous simultaneous double arm pull may be used to execute the turn. Once the body has left the position on the back, any kick or arm pul must be part of the continuous turning action. The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall.
do not say that I have to be moving, it just says may. I searched the rest of the rules and found no "glide" anywhere in the rules. I do not understand why they told me I must use my arm when the rules state that I may. Is it possible that they used a different set of rules? I was talking to my coach afterwards and was told that many of the officials do kids meets as well and there are some differences. I just want to know why when to me it seems I didn't do anything wrong.
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Once you turn on your stomach, you must keep the arm(s) moving as part of the continuous turning process.
If you turn over, kick toward the wall a few feet, and then pull the arm(s) down, you are DQed.
If you pull the arm(s) down, kick into the wall, and then flip over, you are DQed.
If you turn over and you are too far from the wall, you must continuously move the arm (as part of the "turning process") as you kick into the wall. This means pulling the arm down slowly; the turning action must be continuous.
To be safe, you can forget the flip, touch the wall on your back, turn around any way you want, and then leave the wall on your back.
I am not an official, but this is the way I understand it.
Once you turn on your stomach, you must keep the arm(s) moving as part of the continuous turning process.
If you turn over, kick toward the wall a few feet, and then pull the arm(s) down, you are DQed.
If you pull the arm(s) down, kick into the wall, and then flip over, you are DQed.
If you turn over and you are too far from the wall, you must continuously move the arm (as part of the "turning process") as you kick into the wall. This means pulling the arm down slowly; the turning action must be continuous.
To be safe, you can forget the flip, touch the wall on your back, turn around any way you want, and then leave the wall on your back.
I am not an official, but this is the way I understand it.
