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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To be a false start, the swimmer needs to have been instructed to take their mark, take their mark, and then have either a forward or backward motion before the starting signal. There also needs to be no interference with the start (such as extra noise). [/quote]

Yes, this is the rule. Ideally the starter notices someone moving and stands the swimmers up instead of proceeding with the start. But that isn’t always possible because sometimes a swimmer starts moving as the starter is finishing up saying take your marks or at the very end of that pause between the take your marks command and starting the heat. Humans can only react so quickly to what they are seeing. I wish coaches would put more of an emphasis on how important it is to not move a muscle once the swimmers are in the take your marks position. It makes it really hard on the starter to make a very quick decision if they see movement. You don’t want to wait too long between saying, take your marks and starting the heat, but you also want to prevent someone from being DQ for a false start if you can help it.

Keep in mind that the starter and the ref have to agree that a false start occurred. This is done by the ref asking the starter if they saw anything right after the heat in question has started swimming. The starter is then supposed to tell the ref what they saw, if anything. If it matches what the ref is thinking, they saw, then it’s a DQ. If the ref asks the starter, whether they saw something and the starter says no, There is no DQ.

These rules should be applied the same for everyone, regardless of the age or the meet. Kids don’t learn when the rules are applied inconsistently.

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