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44 meters), while throughout the American long course season the 400 meter, 800 meter, and 1500-meter freestyle events are swum instead. Starting each swimming season racing in brief course enables shorter range races for newbie swimmers. For instance, in the short course season if a swimmer wished to complete in a stroke they had simply discovered, a 25-yard/meter race is readily available to them, opposed to the long course season when they would need to be able to swim at least 50 meters of that brand-new stroke in order to contend.

Referee: The referee has full control and authority over all officials. The referee will enforce all guidelines and decisions of FINA and will have the final response to all concerns associating with the real conduct of anything concerning the satisfy, in addition to the last settlement of which is not otherwise covered by the rules.

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Referees call swimmers to the blocks with short blasts of his/her whistle. This is the signal for the swimmers to stand beside their blocks. Then the referee will blow a long whistle that will tell the swimmers to step on the block. For backstroke events, the long whistle is the signal for the swimmers to jump into the water.

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Lastly the referee will turn over the rest to the starter by directing his or her hand to the starter. Starter: The starter has complete control of the swimmers from the time the referee turns the swimmers over to him/her till the race starts. A starter starts the race by stating, "Take your mark." At  Try This , the swimmers will enter into stationary positions in which they want to start their race.

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A starter sends out the swimmers off the blocks and might call an incorrect start if a swimmer leaves the block prior to the starter sends them. A starter might also choose to recall the race after the start for any factor or demand the swimmers to "stand", "relax" or "step down" if he or she believes that (a) specific swimmer(s) has actually gotten an unfair advantage at the start.