2016-2017
Swimming and Diving Rules
Update
Kellie Doucette, Administrator
[email protected]
352-372-9551 ext. 450
Florida High School Athletic Association
FHSAA Policy Changes
• Policy 10.2 Team Participation
– 10.2.1 C: The minimum number of required
interscholastic meets is now 5.
• Policy 10.3 Individual Participation
– 10.3.1.3: To be eligible for participation in the
Florida High School State Championship Series in a
sport, an individual student-athlete shall
participate in a minimum of 5 meets.
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Jewelry Rule
• The FHSAA will adhere to the NFHS rule that no
longer prohibits jewelry.
• The wearing of jewelry IS NO LONGER PROHIBITED!
• Officials should not delay the start of a heat or race
in order for a competitor to remove jewelry.
• If a competitor exits the water and it is discovered
that he or she is wearing jewelry, the competitor
shall not be disqualified.
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NFHS Swimming Rule Changes
• DEFINITIONS RULE 1-5-2 (NEW) pg. 9
– ART. 2 . . . A deck change, in whole or in part, is changing
into or out of a swimsuit when wearing just one suit in an
area other than a permanent or temporary locker room,
bathroom, changing room or other space designated for
changing purposes.
• This applies when competitors are only wearing 1 suit.
• Female competitors can still wear a bikini top and take down
the straps of their tech suits provided the bikini top is put on
in the locker room or bathroom.
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NFHS Swimming Rule Changes
• CONDUCT RULE 3-6-1D pg. 31
– ART. 1 . . . No team personnel/competitor shall display unsporting
a.
b.
c.
d.
conduct. This includes any act the referee deems unsporting,
including, but not limited to, the following:
making insulting or derogatory remarks, gestures or acts including
taunting;
trying to influence or showing disgust with officials’ decisions;
interfering with meet officials in the performance of their duties;
deck changing before, during or after the meet.
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NFHS Swimming Rule Changes
• TIMING AND JUDGING RULE 6-4-1B pg. 51-52
– The protocol for determining an official time when a
touch pad malfunctions on a lane was changed.
Backup buttons and/or watch times, as outlined in the
protocol, will now determine the official time. New
subsections (1,2,3,4) have been added.
• This removes the need for lengthy calculations in the
event of a confirmed timing malfunction on a lane.
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NFHS Swimming Rule Changes
• TIMING AND JUDGING RULE 6-4-1B pg. 51-52
b. Malfunction on a lane: When a malfunction is confirmed on a lane, the time shall
be determined as follows:
1. If two of the three valid button or watch times agree, that shall be the time for
that timing system;
2. If three valid button or watch times disagree, the time of the intermediate button
or watch shall be the time for that timing system;
3. If only two valid button or watch times are available, the time shall be the average
of those two buttons or the average of the two watch times. The digits representing thousandths of a second shall be dropped with no rounding;
4. If only one valid button or watch time is available, the time of that button or
watch shall be the time for that timing system provided it is supported by
other information.
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NFHS Swimming Rule Changes
• FORM OF EVENTS RULE 8-2-4C pg. 61
• ART. 4 . . . The Freestyle:
a. The forward start shall be used;
b. Any body position, stroke and kick is permitted and any
combination of styles may be used;
c. The turn requires that some part of the swimmer’s body
contacts the end wall. The final leg of the individual medley and
the medley relay requires the swimmer to be at or past vertical
toward the breast before any stroke, kick, or propulsive motion.
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NFHS Diving Rule Changes
9-4-7 Dive Table
• Flying dives 212 and 312 have been removed from
the NFHS Table.
• Dive 5142 has been added
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NFHS Diving Rule Changes
9-5-5
• ART. 5 . . . It is a balk if, in the diving referee’s
opinion, after a diver assumes the starting position
the diver makes an obvious attempt to start the
approach or press and stops and from that position
interrupts the continuous execution of the dive prior
to the water entry. The balk shall be declared before
the dive is scored.
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NFHS Diving Rule Change
9-7-5q (NEW)
• A dive is failed if, in the diving referee’s opinion, the
diver performs an additional bounce(s) on the end of
the board after the culminating hurdle.
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NFHS Swimming Editorial Change
• RULE 3-3-2C
• ART. 2 . . . The uniform consists of a suit and, if worn, cap(s).
a. The suit or cap(s) may display the name and/or number of the
competitor, school or mascot.
b. Advertising or name other than that permitted in 3-3-2c is
prohibited.
c. A single visible manufacturer’s logo/trademark/reference, no more
than 2¼ square inches with no dimension more than 2¼ inches is
permitted on each item of the uniform (suit and cap(s)).
• This does not change the overall dimension of
the manufacturer’s logo, it specifies the length
of each side of the logo.
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NFHS Swimming Editorial Change
• RULE 3-6-1 NOTE
ART. 1 . . . No team personnel/competitor shall display unsporting conduct. This
includes any act the referee deems unsporting, including, but not limited to, the
following:
a. making insulting or derogatory remarks, gestures or acts including
taunting;
b. trying to influence or showing disgust with officials’ decisions;
c. interfering with meet officials in the performance of their duties.
d. deck changing before, during or after the meet.
NOTE: The NFHS disapproves of any form of taunting which is intended or designed to
embarrass, ridicule or demean others under any circumstances. including on the basis
of relative ability, race, gender or national origin.
• Taunting is not limited to those terms previously
defined.
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NFHS Points of Emphasis
Backstroke Ledge:
• The backstroke ledge is currently prohibited in high
school swimming.
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NFHS Points of Emphasis
FASTENING SYSTEMS
• Swimsuits using fastening systems (such as tie backs)
are not legal for competition.
• Tie front on boys swimsuits are ok.
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Legal Swimwear
The suits shown above are legal provided the
manufacturer’s logos are no more than 2 ¼ square
inches with no dimension being more than 2 ¼’’ .
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ILLEGAL Swimwear
• Illegal due to tie back
• Illegal due to multiple logos
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Swim Caps
Legal
• A swim cap, as shown below with
one manufacturer’s logo is legal
provided the manufacturer’s logo
is no more than 2 ¼ square inches
with no dimension being more
that 2 ¼”:
ILLEGAL
• A swim cap like the one
shown below with a
manufacturer’s logo on
each side is illegal:
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NFHS Points of Emphasis
PHOTOGRAPHER GUIDELINES:
• Guidelines for photographer access should be clearly
defined prior to the swimming and diving event.
• It is recommended that event hosts consider the
areas, and specifically the angles, for photography of
swimmers that they consider
appropriate/inappropriate and set reasonable
guidelines.
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NFHS Points of Emphasis
PHOTOGRAPHER GUIDELINES
• Due to the swimmer attire and the starting position
in the sport, media access in the starting area may
not be fitting. It may be more appropriate for media
to be limited to areas adjacent to the starting area.
• When there is not a designated area for media,
press, etc. photographers can be limited to taking
photos from the side and/or the end of the
competition pool.
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FHSAA Reminder
• If, at Districts or Regionals, you have an athlete fail to appear,
NS for an event even if they are present at the venue, swim in
the wrong lane, etc. that athlete is disqualified and will not be
moving on as in individual or on a relay even if they have
already qualified in an event.
• Per policy 10.7 there is a $50 penalty for this unless the
reason for failing to compete is approved by the FHSAA office.
• This is not a new rule but did cause some confusion last year.
• If they have earned points the points will still count and their
time will still be recorded, but they will not advance in any
capacity.
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FHSAA Reminder
The following statement was added to the existing rule
3-1-2 Entries by team in a state finals series in 2015:
• An Exception Report will be run prior to the start of all Florida
High School State Championship events, in the event that a
team over-enters participants, the first four participants listed
alphabetically by the team will be advanced where an overentry was discovered and any remaining individuals will be
disqualified.
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FHSAA Reminder
The following statement was added to the existing rule
3-2-1 Entries by individual in 2015:
• In the event of an individual over-entry, all events in which
s/he competed in excess of two individual events would be
disqualified, in addition to any relays on which the overentered individual competed.
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FHSAA Reminder
•
3-2-1 (a). The following was added to the existing exhibition
rule in 2015:
– No exhibition events or entries are allowed
during post season events.
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FHSAA Reminder
The following was added to the existing uniform rule
3-3-1 in 2015:
• Uniforms: All uniform rules are to be followed when a competitor is
present at any interscholastic competition site, including, but not limited
to, warm-up periods at all regular season and post-season events. NO
TWO-PIECE OR BIKINI STYLE SUITS will be allowed during warm-up
periods during the FHSAA State Finals; a competitor found in violation of
this uniform policy will not be permitted to warm-up until the offending
attire is replaced.
• … competitors found to be in violation of the uniform policy after entries
have been submitted will not be permitted to warm-up until the offending
attire is replaced.
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FHSAA Reminder
4.12.2.2.1 (addition to b. Coaches Meeting was made in 2015):
• Contestants withdrawn are also disqualified from participating on relays
on succeeding levels of the FHSAA State Series.
4.12.2.3.1 (additions to (c) Squads (1) are underlined made in
2015):
•
A contestant who is entered into an individual event in the FHSAA State
Swimming & Diving Series on any level and is later scratched (removed) from
any event, or is a no show for an individual or relay event, will be
disqualified from participating in all remaining events (individual and relay
events) in that meet and on succeeding levels.
• Previous performances are not nullified. Points earned and times
achieved are still recorded.
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FHSAA Reminder
4.12.2.3.1 ( addition of #5 under (c) Squads ) was added in 2015:
• Medical Scratches. Any competitor who requests a medical scratch at any
meet held during the FHSAA State Series must be accompanied by a note
from a doctor or certified Athletic Trainer. Once a medical scratch is
accepted by the Meet Referee the competitor may not compete in any
individual or relay event in that meet. If the competitor does participate
in any individual or relay event the penalty shall be disqualification of the
individual and relay.
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Kellie Doucette
352-372-9551, Ext. 450
[email protected]
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