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Winchester City Penguins Swimming Club Category: Sport and Leisure > Swimming Date & country: 02/12/2013, USA Words: 196

Length
The extent of the competitive course from end to end.

Log Book
A log of everything to do with swimming, including all training sessions and event best times. To be

Long Course
A 50 metre long pool. The Olympic Games as well as all major international competitions are

Long Course
A 50 metre pool.

Lycra
A stretch material used to make competitive swim suits and swim hats.

Marks
The command to take your starting position.

Marshall(s)
The adult(s) (official) who control(s) the crowd and swimmer flow at a swim meet.

Medals
Awards given to the swimmers at meets. They vary in size and design and method of presentation.

Medley Relay
An event when 4 swimmers swim in the order of Backstroke, Breaststroke, Fly & Freestyle over

Meet
A series of events held in one programme. Also known as a Gala.

Meet Director/Promoter/Organiser
The person in charge of the administration of the meet.

Nationals
ASA senior, junior and age group meets conducted each year.

Negative split
A race strategy in the distance freestyle events in which a swimmer covers the second half of the race faster than the first half.

Negative Split
The second half of the swim is swum faster than the first half. Ex. 100 metre swim negative

Neurological System Training
Training that focuses on improving the reaction time at the site at which the

Novice
A beginner or someone who does not have experience.

NQT
National Qualifying Time

NTR
No Time Recorded. The abbreviation used on a heat sheet to designate that the swimmers time was not

Official
A judge on the poolside. Various judges watch the swimmer's strokes, turns and finishes or are timers

Officials
The certified or qualified adult volunteers, who operate the many facets of a swim competition.

Olympic Trials
The ASA sanctioned long course swim meet held the year of the Olympic Games to decide which swimmers will represent the UK on our Olympic Team. Qualification times are faster than Senior Nationals.

Omega
A brand of automatic timing system.

Open Competition
Meet Competition which any qualified club, organisation, or individual may enter.

order
butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

OT Official Time
The swimmers event time recorded to one hundredth of a second (.01).

Over the Top Start
At some meets and galas for Front Crawl (Freestyle), Breaststroke and Butterfly races the swimmers will remain in the water until the next race starts. This is done to save time, Swimmers should not

Pace Clock
The large clocks with highly visible numbers and second hands, positioned at the ends or sides of a swimming pool so the swimmers can read their times during warm-ups or swim practice.

Paddle
Hand paddles Coloured plastic devices worn on the swimmers hands during swim practice.

PB
'Personal Best' - The best time a swimmer has done so far in a particular stroke/event

Plaque
A type of award (wall plaque) given to swimmers at a meet.

Pool
The facility in which swimming competition is conducted.

Practice
Training The scheduled work-outs a swimmers attends with their swim team/club.

Prelim
Short for preliminary, also called heats. Those races in which swimmers qualify for the championship and consolation finals in the events.

Pull Buoy
A flotation device used for pulling by swimmers in practice. A website for UK swimming.

Qualifying Time
Times Published times necessary to enter most Open Meets, and all County, District and

Race
Any single swimming competition. (i.e.) preliminary, semi-final, final, timed final.

Recall Rope
A rope across the width of the racing pool for the purpose of stopping swimmers who were not

Recovery
The phase the arm stroke where the arm travels over the water.

Referee
The head official at a swim meet.

Registered
(ASA) It is necessary for all swimmers to be registered (Level 2) if racing in any meets.

Relay exchange
The exchange between the swimmer in the water and the next swimmer on the relay team. A

Relays
A swimming event in which 4 swimmers participate as a relay team each swimmer swimming an equal

Rest Area
A designated area (such as a gymnasium) that is set aside for swimmers to rest during a meet.

Ribbons
Awards in a variety of sizes, styles, and colours, sometimes given at swim meets.

Safety
The responsible and careful actions of those participating in a swim meet. Listen to the safety notices

Scratch
To withdraw from an event after having declared an intention to participate. This practice should be

Seed
Assign the swimmers heats and lanes according to their submitted or preliminary times.

Senior Meet
A meet that is for senior level swimmers and is not divided into age groups. Qualification times are usually necessary and will vary depending on the level of the meet.

Senior Nationals
Long and Short course events normally held each year.

Session
Portion of meet distinctly separated from other portions by time.

Shave
Prior to a major competition a swimmer will shave his or her entire body. The removal of the hair provides less resistance between shin and water and heightens a swimmer's sensations in the water. A degree of psychological advantage may also be gained.

Short Course
A 25 yard or more usually a 25 metre pool.

Simultaneously
A term used in the rules of butterfly and breaststroke, meaning at the same time.

Six Beat Kick
6 leg movements during 1 freestyle stroke (both arms) for racing.

Skinsuit
A slang term for a swimsuit designed to have minimum drag in the water. While many swimmers use

Speeding Ticket
Awarded to a swimmer who swims too fast in a Time Graded Meet and will not be awarded

Split
A portion of an event, shorter than the total distance that is timed. (i.e.) A swimmers first 25 or 50 time is

Split
A swimmer's intermediate time in a race. Splits are registered every 25 or 50 metres depending upon the

Sports Medicine and Science
A comprehensive use of science and technology to develop better training

Stand-up
The command given by the Starter or Referee to release the swimmers from their starting position.

Start
The beginning of a race. The dive used to begin a race.

Starter
The official in charge of signalling the beginning of a race and insuring that all swimmers have a fair

Stations
Separate portions of a dry land or weight circuit.

Step-Down
The command given by the Starter or Referee to have the swimmers move off the blocks. Usually

Still Water
Water that has no current caused by a filter system or no waves caused by swimmers.

Stroke
There are 4 competitive strokes

Stroke Judge
The official positioned at the side of the pool, walking the length of the course as the swimmers

Submitted Time
Times used to enter swimmers in meets. These times must normally have been achieved by

Suit
The racing costume worn by the swimmer, in the water, during competition. These have developed form

Swim-Down
The loosening a swimmer does after a race when pool space is available. Essential to avoid injury.

Swim-off
In a Heat/Finals type competition, a race after the scheduled event to break a tie. The only

Taper
The resting process in training for swimming competition. During the middle of the swimming season a swimmer may work out 3000

Time Trial
An event or series of events where a swimmer may achieve or better a required qualifying time.

Timer
The volunteers sitting behind the starting blocks/finish end of pool, who are responsible for getting watch times on events and activating the backup buttons for the timing system.

Touch
The finish of the race.

Touch Pad
The removable plate (on the end of pools) that is connected to an automatic timing system. A

Trainer
In the U.S. The term given to a coach.

Trophy
Type of award given to teams and swimmers at meets.

Turnover
The number of times a swimmer's arms turn over (cycle) in a given distance or time during a race.

Two Beat Kick
Used for distance events, 800m plus for training and racing.

Uniform
The various parts of clothing a swimmer wears at a meet. May include

Unofficial Time
The time displayed on a read out board or read over the intercom by the announcer

Vertical
At right angle to the normal water level.

Vitamins
The building blocks of the body. Vitamins do not supply energy, but are necessary for proper health.

Warm down
Used by the swimmer to rid the body of excess lactic acid generated during a race.

Warm-down
The loosening a swimmer does after a race when pool space is available. Essential to avoid injury.

Warm-up
The practice and loosening session a swimmer does before the meet or their event is swum. Essential to avoid injury.

Watch
The hand held device used by timers and coaches for timing a swimmers races and taking splits.

Water
For the purpose of filling swimming pools and swimmers drinking to properly hydrate themselves.

Weights
The various barbells, benches, machines used by swimmers during their dry land programme. Training sessions in the 'Weights Room' (aka weights)

Whipping Area
A room on or near the pool side for the swimmers to relax before they compete in finals.

Whistle
The sound a starter/referee makes to signal for quiet before they give the command to start the race.

Work Out
The practice sessions a swimmer attends.

Zoomer
A special fin used for swimming and kicking.

A-Grade Meet Graded
Swim meet which requires swimmers to have previously achieved an 'A, time' standard

B-Grade Meet
Swim meet which sometimes requires swimmers to have previously achieved a 'B' time standard