Why was my friend's daughter disqualified from her swim meet for touching her goggles?
My friend’s daughter was entered in a swim meet. At the beginning of the race, when she jumped into the water, her goggles apparently slipped and she readjusted them. She was disqualified for this, does anyone know why?
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August 5, 2011 8:31 pm
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By pkm, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
It depends, if the race was anything other than freestyle, it means she wasn’t doing the correct stroke. I know it sounds dumb, but theres a lot of little things that can get you DQ’d, for example wearing a cap that doesn’t represent your team or twitching on the blocks =/
The only stroke that it would be ok to stop and adjust your goggles is freestyle, because, it IS literally freestyle, the only way you can get dq’ed in that is false starting, not breaking the surface of water, or touching the bottom of the pool.
For all other strokes, you have to maintain a constant stroke defined by the USA swimming rules. Unforuantly, there are times where you just have tough it out and swim without goggles.
By viv, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
well, if she dived into the water, she STOPPED, then READJUSTED them, and then STARTED swimming again, that’s is a DQ (disqualified). i’m not sure why, but it’s always been an official rule for USA swimming. but it’s ok. everybody has been disqualified before. it’s a part of the learning process :]
so next time you don’t mess up again.
By SwimmingChick, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
If you swim and stop to fix them you would be disqualified.
By ukrainedabomb, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
if she stopped to reajust her goggles, she would get disqualified. I’m not 100% sure why, but if you really want to know, ask a coach or a judge. It has always been a rule of us swimming. but it’s ok. everyone’s been disqualified before.
By Neptune221, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
From diving in until the end of the race, you must comply with the stroke requirements. Not knowing the specifics (even what stroke she was swimming), it is tough to answer your question directly. For freestyle, it would not be a problem. But in butterfly and breastroke, your hands must remain in form–none of which would involve your hands near your face. So if she touched her goggles, she would have broken form, and that would be a disqualification.
If you want to add more detail, it can be provided. But technically, she was not DQ’d for touching her goggles. Rather, she was disqualified for an illegal movement.
By krimsontragedy, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
if she touched the bottom…dq…if she was swimming fly or breast and moved her arms in any other motion than that of the stroke…dq…..
By gentleroger, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
If you want to know the reasons behind any DQ, talk to the child’s coach. The coach should know (or be able to find out) exactly why the kid was DQ’d. Coaches are a great source of information and are often much better than going to the web or talking to other parents.
By sawellesley, August 5, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
everyone gets dq’ed 1 or 2 times…