Swim Slang is like the urban dictionary for the swimming community,
It's the terms we use.
please submit:
1) the word or phrase or acronym or term,
2) it's definition, links to videos, &
3) USE it in a sentence
4) offer other forms of the word
ie
SDK is an acronym for Streamline Dolphin Kick,
some call it underwaters or dolphins.
It's where swimmers dolphin kick underwater off of starts & turns.
You tend to see them more in sprints
Michael Ross has an excellent SDK.
SDKed, SDKing, SDKs, SDKer
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DQ - Disqualified
DNF - Did Not Finish (started the event but got out of the pool before completing the full distance)
NS - No Swim (was entered in event but swimmer did not show up)
SCR - Scratch (was entered in the event but Swimmer notified the meet host of intent to not compete after all)
DFL - Swimmer has swum the event complying with the rules, but has finished Dead F___ing Last.
Chase Starts - Heats 2 thru n for a particular swim event will be started before the previous heat has finished. If seed times are inaccurate or if the starter messes up, some swimmers in the earlier heat can get "caught" by the next heat that is chasing them. It helps the timeline on big meets but geez, I need a little time to recoup before I try to climb out of the pool.
DQ - Disqualified
DNF - Did Not Finish (started the event but got out of the pool before completing the full distance)
NS - No Swim (was entered in event but swimmer did not show up)
SCR - Scratch (was entered in the event but Swimmer notified the meet host of intent to not compete after all)
DFL - Swimmer has swum the event complying with the rules, but has finished Dead F___ing Last.
Chase Starts - Heats 2 thru n for a particular swim event will be started before the previous heat has finished. If seed times are inaccurate or if the starter messes up, some swimmers in the earlier heat can get "caught" by the next heat that is chasing them. It helps the timeline on big meets but geez, I need a little time to recoup before I try to climb out of the pool.
