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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If you are on your back when you touch the wall, you can do whatever you like, as long as when you push off the wall, you are on your back again. You can do an open turn or an old-style flip turn.
If you roll over on your stomach before you touch the wall, you had better be sure that you do not glide, or kick, to the wall. The roll over and touch of the wall needs to be one continuous movement. In other words, part of an obvious turn, and I think doing a turn like that would risk a DQ. It sounds like this is the mistake that Mr. The Head made. I have already discussed how badly worded the rule is and how it leads to confusion.
In freestyle, you can turn anyway you want, open or flip. You can even turn, miss the wall, and swim back to touch or do another flip.
If you are on your back when you touch the wall, you can do whatever you like, as long as when you push off the wall, you are on your back again. You can do an open turn or an old-style flip turn.
If you roll over on your stomach before you touch the wall, you had better be sure that you do not glide, or kick, to the wall. The roll over and touch of the wall needs to be one continuous movement. In other words, part of an obvious turn, and I think doing a turn like that would risk a DQ. It sounds like this is the mistake that Mr. The Head made. I have already discussed how badly worded the rule is and how it leads to confusion.
In freestyle, you can turn anyway you want, open or flip. You can even turn, miss the wall, and swim back to touch or do another flip.
