Infractions

Infractions

Swimming Infraction Codes

Butterfly
1a  Kick: Not simultaneous, alternating motion
1b  KKick: Breaststroke type, feet turned out
1c  KKick: Scissors type
1d  KArms: Underwater recovery
1e  KArms: Not Simultaneous
1f   KTurn, finish: One or no hand touch
1g  KTurn, finish: Touch not simultaneous
1h  KShoulders: Not horizontal on breast, first armstroke, during swim
1i  KShoulders: Not toward breast in or out of turn
1j  K15 meter (16.4 yard) violation
Breaststroke
2a  Kick: Not simultaneous, alternating motion
2b  Kick: Feet not turned out
2c  Kick: Scissors type
2d  Kick: Vertical butterfly type
2e  Arms: Not Simultaneous
2f  Turn, finish: One or no hand touch
2g  Turn, finish: Touch not simultaneous
2h  Shoulders: Not toward breast in or out of turn, first armstroke, during swim
2i  Hands: Past hipline after first pull
2j  Hands: Not pushed forward from breast
2k  Elbows: Not in water
2l  Head under: 2 or more strokes under water
2m  Stroke cycle out of order: Other than one arm pull followed by one kick
2n  Sculling: (NCAA & HS only)
Backstroke
3a  Turn: Not continuous
3b  Turn: Glide before or after pull (USS only)
3c  Turn: More than one pull
3d  Not on back: Off turn, swim, finish
3e  No touch: Turn #____
3f  Start: Feet in gutter prior, during, after (not HS)
3g  15 meter (16.4) violation
3h  Not at surface after 15 meters or at finish
3i  Initiate turn before flags (NCAA & HS only)
Freestyle
4a  No touch: turn #____
4b  15 meter (16.4 yard) violation
Individual Medley
5a  Stroke infraction: code #____
5b  Strokes: Out of order
Relays
6a  Early take-off: Swimmer #___
6b  Stroke Infraction: Code #_____
6c  Swimmer out of order: Swimmer #____
6d  Fail to exit immediately: Swimmer #__
6e  Fail to exit appropriate lane: Swimmer #
6f  Re-enter before race is over: Swimmer #
6g  Not enough swimmers: Missing swimmer #
6h  Medley relay: Strokes out of order
6i  Medley relay: 4th or repeat one of the first 3
Miscellaneous
7a  Early take off: False start
7b  Intentional delay:False start/decline to start
7c  Entered water without permission: when
7d  Interfered with another swimmer
7e  Walking on, or springing from the bottom
7f  Pulling on the lane line
7g  Finish race in another lane
7h  Fail to complete distance
7i  Other: Describe