Deck Configuration and Jurisdiction for S&T Judges and CJ s during the CJ Role Playing: Pool is SCYs, 10 lanes with lane 10 used as a continuous warm-up/down lane during competition. Pool has 2 diving boards along the lane 1 side; walking stroke is not possible. Deck Referee and Starter are located at the start end of the pool by Lane 1. Start end: CJ #1 near the Starting area (lane 1 side) watching official for lanes 1-5; S&T Judge #1 has responsibility for start end lanes 1-5; S&T Judge #2 has responsibility for start end lanes 6-9 + lane 10; CJ #2 on the lane 10 side of the pool watching official for lanes 6-10; Turn end: CJ #3 on the lane 10 side of the pool watching official for lanes 6-9 + lane 10; S&T Judge #3 has responsibility for turn end lanes 6-9 + lane 10; S&T Judge #4 has responsibility for turn end lanes 1-5; CJ #4 on the lane 1 side of the pool watching official for lanes 1-5; Each S&T Judge has jurisdiction for ½ the length of the pool for their assigned lanes.
Chief Judge Question #1 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 6-9 (Event #3, Heat 4 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 1: Event #3, Heat 4 What lane?: Lane 6 What is the call?: Shoulders past vertical toward the breast prior to the finish touch When did it happen: On the finish of the backstroke leg of the IM What did you see: The swimmer s upper left shoulder rolled forward toward the breast, well past the lower right shoulder, as the right arm was reaching for the wall; then I looked at the wall and saw the hand was still about 3 inches away from touching on the finish.
Chief Judge Question #2 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 1-5 (Event #4, Heat 1 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 2: Event #4, Heat 1 What lane: Lane 3 What is the call: Stroke out of sequence; two butterfly kicks after the initiation of the pullout and prior to the breaststroke kick. When did it happen: On the Start of the breaststroke portion of the IM What did you see: During the pullout, one butterfly kick all the way down followed by a second butterfly kick at the completion of the pullout prior to the breaststroke kick.
Chief Judge Question #3 Possible disqualification, Turn end, lanes 6-9 (Event #4, Heat 2 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 3: Event #4, Heat 2 What lane: Lane 7 What is the call: More than 1/4 th of the race is in the style of the backstroke. When did it happen: Turn 1 of the Freestyle leg of the 400 IM What did you see: When the swimmer s feet left the wall, I looked up the body to see the swimmer in a streamline position toward the back while doing alternating kicking with the feet. I could see all of the swimmer s chest and none of his back. The swimmer did not turn past vertical toward his breast until he was about 5 meters out from the wall.
Chief Judge Question #4 Possible disqualification, Turn end, lanes 1-5 (Event #10, Heat 2 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 4: Event #10, Heat 2 What lane: Lane 1 What is the call: Non-simultaneous arms on the butterfly When did it happen: On the swim What did you see: The left arm entered the water with the right arm trailing behind to the count of about 3 before it also entered the water. This was repeated three times.
Chief Judge Question #5 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 6-9 (Event #10, Heat 3 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 5: Event #10, Heat 3 What lane: Lane 6 What is the call: Alternating kick on the butterfly When did it happen: On the start What did you see: The right and left feet were alternating positions for about 5 kicks as the swimmer was under the water prior to the head breaking the surface.
Chief Judge Question #6 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 6-9 (Event #10, Heat 3 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 6: Event #10, Heat 3 What lane: Lane 7 What is the call: Underwater arm recovery on the butterfly When did it happen: On the swim What did you see: The forearms were clearing the water as the arms were brought forward; the upper arms from about the lower shoulder to past the elbow were not visible.
Chief Judge Question #7 Possible disqualification, Turn end, lanes 1-5 (Event #18, Heat 6 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 7: Event #18, Heat 6 What lane: Lane 3 What is the call: Failure to initiate turn on the backstroke When did it happen: Turn 3 What did you see: The swimmer turned past vertical towards the breast, took one arm pull; when the arm stopped at the swimmer s side, there was a glide for about 2-3 seconds with no visible movement on the body before the head lifted up to initiate the turn.
Chief Judge Question #8 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 1-5 (Event #23, Heat 5 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 8: Event #23, Heat 5 What lane: Lane 4 What is the call: Scissors kick on the breaststroke When did it happen: On the swim What did you see: The right foot was moving in an up and down motion during the kick with that foot pointed down; the left foot was moving in a normal breaststroke kick motion with the foot pointed out; then the feet were brought together at the end of the kick.
Chief Judge Question #9 Possible disqualification, Turn end, lanes 6-9 (Event #24, Heat 2 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 9: Event #24, Heat 2 What lane: Lane 6 What is the call: One hand touch on breaststroke, right only When did it happen: On the finish What did you see: The swimmer touched with his right hand while the left hand was down by his side at the finish.
Chief Judge Question #10 Possible disqualification, Turn end, lanes 1-5 (Event #24, Heat 3 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 10: Event #24, Heat 3 What lane: Lane 3 What is the call: Pulling past the hipline When did it happen: On the swim What did you see: The swimmer is continuously pulling past the hipline all the way down on each pull; the hands are well past the hipline at the end of each stroke.
Chief Judge Question #11 Possible disqualification, Turn end, lanes 1-5 (Event #50, Heat 1 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 11: Event #50, Heat 1 What lane: Lane 5 What is the call: 15 meter mark violation on the backstroke When did it happen: On the start prior to the head breaking the surface of the water What did you see: The head broke the surface of the water when the 15 mm was past the shoulders of the swimmer at approximately the waist area.
Chief Judge Question #12 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 1-5 (Event #107, Heat 3 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 12: Event #107, Heat 3 What lane: Lane 1 What is the call: Change in the horizontal plane of the arms When did it happen: On the turn off the wall for turn #4 What did you see: After the feet left the wall on the turn, the swimmer began her pullout when the left arm was higher than the right arm by about a 45 angle (left arm clearly above the right arm) as she pulled herself to a horizontal position on her breast before the second arm pull.
Chief Judge Question #13 Possible disqualification, Start end, lanes 6-9 (Event #108, Heat 3 is in the water Stroke & Turn Judge Response: Question 13: Event #108, Heat 3 What lane: Lane 8 What is the call: Non-simultaneous touch When did it happen: On turn #6 What did you see: As the swimmer approached the wall, the left hand touched the wall just under the water and the right hand was still reaching for the wall; the right hand was about 3 inches away when the left hand made contact.