Approximately 400 referees across England have been trained on the revised competition regulations from World Aquatics.
The new regulations will be introduced in England in two phases:
This ‘phased’ approach, allows additional time to support officials, coaches, and volunteers as the changes are rolled out.
The latest DQ code proforma is available within the Swimming Reference Card section of the official World Aquatics documentation:
A revised version of the DQ form will be published in due course.
One notable change is the introduction of:
Clubs running 400m events (e.g. within club championships or Level 3 meets) may be considering ‘lapcard’ provision.
While professionally produced lapcards are available from suppliers, there is no requirement from Swim England to purchase these.
Clubs are encouraged to consider low-cost, home-made lapcards, which are equally effective and help maintain accessibility across the sport.
