swimming

Recorder- The swimmers times are entered from their timing results cards into a computer running ________ software, where they are matched to the individual swimmers name.

Hy Tek Meet Manager

________ can form the youth in an integral way by fostering ideals.

Sports

________ learned to swim in order to cross rivers and lakes evidenced by cave paintings from the stone age.

Prehistoric man

Swimming was also referred to in ________ mythology.

Greek

To train as a referee, an individual must first have been certified as a starter for a minimum of one year, and must be recommended for advancement by the ________ chairperson.

regional officials

________- Safety is an important concern at swim meets, and the marshal is assigned the important responsibility of maintaining a safe swim environment.

Marshall

________- is the first Filipino swimmer who won gold medal in the 400 meters Individual Medley at Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) held in Bangkok Thailand (1985- 1993)

ERIC BUHAIN

________- are responsible for collecting the results cards from the timers at the end of each heat, and delivering them to the Place Judges.

Runners

________- The ________ greatly contributes to a well- run meet.

Clerk of Course

________= Shall be of a dark contrasting color, placed on the floor of the pool in the center of each lane.

LANE MARKINGS

________- are responsible for starting their watches at the Starters signal, and stopping their watches or activating their buttons when any part of the swimmers body touches the wall at the finish.

Lane timers

________- The public address announcer can be the most important person at a swim meet.

Announcer

breath holding, floating, kicking, pulling of arms, streamlining, and diving

These skills will be transferred and developed into the following sports-specific skills

is the first Filipino swimmer who won gold medal in the 400 meters Individual Medley at Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) held in Bangkok Thailand (1985-1993)

ERIC BUHAIN

10 lanes at least 2.5 meters wide, with two spaces of at least 0.2 meter outside of the first and last lanes

Volume of water = 2,500,000 L (550,000 galloon) LANES

Each lane rope will consist of floats placed end-to-end having a minimum diameter of 0.10 meter to a maximum of 0.15 meter

LANE ROPES

Two (2) GREEN ropes for lanes 1 and 8 Four (4) BLUE ropes for lanes 2, 3, 6 and 7 Three (3)YELLOW ropes for lanes 4 and 5 The floats extending for a distance of 5.0 meters from each end of the pool shall be of RED color

In a swimming pool the color of the lane ropes should be as follows

The height of the platform above the water surface shall be from 0.5 meter to 0.75 meter

STARTING PLATFORMS

Flagged ropes shall be suspended across the pool, 1.8 meters above the water surface, from fixed standards placed 5 meters from each end wall

BACKSTROKE TURN INDICATORS

Width

minimum 2 meter, maximum 3 meter

Length

46 meters for 50 meter long pools; 21 meters for 25 meter long pools

responsible for planning and organizing every aspect of the meet, and making sure it runs without a hitch

Meet Manager

the overall authority and responsibility for seeing that the competition complies with all of the appropriate rules and regulations

Referees

greatly contributes to a well-run meet

Clerk of Course

Safety is an important concern at swim meets, assigned the important responsibility of maintaining a safe swim environment

Marshall

ensures that all swimmers receive a fair and equitable start

STARTER

are responsible for starting their watches at the Starters signal, and stopping their watches or activating their buttons when any part of the swimmers body touches the wall at the finish

Lane timers

assures that all lanes have timers, working stop watches and buttons, clipboards, pencils, and timing cards or sheets

Chief Timer

walks along the side of the pool, typically between the backstroke flags, and observes the swimmers on his half of the pool

Stroke & Turn Judges

The swimmers times are entered from their timing results cards into a computer running Hy-Tek Meet Manager software, where they are matched to the individual swimmers name

Recorder

are responsible for collecting the results cards from the timers at the end of each heat, and delivering them to the Place Judges

Runners

can be the most important person at a swim meet

Announcer

in the end of the pool, double checks if the player have arrived the finish line

Finish Judge