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