E-F Glossary
E Electronic Timing | Timing system operated electronically. The timing system usually has touchpads in the water, junction boxes on the pool side with hook up cables, buttons for backup timing, and a computer type console that prints out the results of each race. Some systems are linked to a scoreboard that displays swimmers time |
Eligible to compete | The status of a member swimmer that means they are registered and have met all the requirements. In the UK this implies registration with the ASA |
Entry Fees | The amount per event a swimmer or relay is charged. This varies depending on the type of meet |
Entry Limit | Each meet will usually have a limit of total swimmers they can accept before the meet will be closed and all other entries returned |
Entry | An Individual, Relay team, or Club event list into a swim competition |
Entry | dealing with how the hand enters the water at the beginning of the stroke (freestyle, backstroke and butterfly). |
Event | A race or stroke over a given distance. An event equals 1 heat with its final, or 1 timed final |
F FINA | Federation Internationale de National de Amateur, the international governing body of competitive swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming |
FINA | The international, rules making organisation, for the sport of swimming |
False Start Rope | A recall rope across the width of the racing pool for the purpose of stopping swimmers who were not aware of a false start |
False start | occurs when a swimmer leaves the starting block, or is moving on the block, before the starter starts the race |
Final Results | The printed copy of the results of each race of a swim meet |
Finals | The final race of each event to determine the overall classification |
Final | the championship final of an event in which the fastest eight swimmers from the heats or semi-finals compete |
Finish | the final propulsive phase of the arm stroke before the hand leaves the water |
Fins | Large rubber or other material fin type devices that fit on a swimmers feet. Used in training to aid development of kick and ankle flexibility |
Flags | Pennants that are suspended over the width of each end of the pool approximately 5 metres from the wall. to allow backstroke swimmers to determine where the end of the pool is |
Four Beat Kick | 4 leg movements per arm stroke in freestyle. Similarly 2 and 6 beat kicks may be used |
Freestyle | One of the 4 competitive racing strokes. Freestyle (or Free) is swum as the fourth stroke in the Medley Relay and fourth stroke in the I.M. There are no rules governing the form of the stroke |