7.8 General Conduct Violations (SW Rule SW 4)

Wilful delay of the start after the command "Take your marks": The swimmer may be reported to the Referee for delaying the start; the Referee may disqualify the swimmer at their discretion.; Interfering with another swimmer during the race (e.g., grabbing lane ropes): DQ of the interfering swimme...

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