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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The other way a swimmer might get to swim is a false start.  I've seen that happen, especially with the 8 & us.  It's awful - pulling the crying swimmer off the deck and not allowing them to swim and bringing in an alternate.

I worked the table at All Stars a couple of years ago.  15-18s always has lots of scratches.  The boys Butterfly had so may scratches, they had two empty lanes at the day of the meet.  [/quote]

I was an official last year and saw this happen. It’s so heartbreaking! But the alternate takes the lane at that point. [/quote]

Needlessly penalizing an 8 year old is what starters and refs live for. Years ago I saw a starter get four 8&Us at all stars thanks to terrible cadence  [/quote]

No, as a referee and starter I assure you that they feel absolutely horrible when they can’t let a kid who false started swim. But your role as a ref and starter is to enforce the USA swimming and nvsl rules fairly across all age groups. And so long as that remains a rule you need to enforce it.   [/quote]

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