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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like they DQ’d.

Benefit of doubt foes to the swimmer.

Stroke and turn officials are human volunteers. They make mistakes and we are still nice to them because they’re our friends and neighbors.

At the Olympics, I think there’s a S/T official for each lane and each end of the pool to avoid this problem. Unless your child is trying to qualify for nationals, I would let it go. Seriously. My mom talks about pushy, abrasive parents twenty years later. Nobody remembers the times, but they’ll remember negative interactions for decades. [/quote]

I’m actually the OP and I am a stroke and turn judge - I DQed the kid for this.  The swimmer got really upset and his parents did too, and they let me know.  I just wanted to confirm that I got the call right.  [/quote]

You made the right call on the DQ.

If swimmers or their parents try to talk to you about any calls at all...do not engage.  Your only answer should be "talk to your team rep" and then the team rep can only talk to the referee. No one other than the referee should be talking to the stroke and turn judges.  [/quote]

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