My children swim competitively. In relays they have the rule that the 2nd-4th swimmer may not leave the blocks until the preceeding swimmer touches the wall. I was swimming in junior and senior high school in Broward county Florida in the 60's. I'm certain that we swam to the rule that we could not touch the water until the preceeding swimmer touched the wall. Therefore, we always anticipated and left the blocks as the preceeding swimmer was in mid-stroke with about 12 inches to go before touching the wall. Were we violating the rules or have they changed since 1967?
