• My daughter was swimming butterfly and finished by grabbing the top of the gutter why does her time not reflect when she touched the gutter?  Answer: The rules clearly state that the swimmer will finish the race when they touch the finish wall at the end of the race course.  The wall is defined as the vertical wall that is perpendicular to the race course.  The gutter is not on the vertical face, it is actually outside of the race course.
• It has only been fifteen minutes since my son's last event, isn't he suppose to have at least twenty minutes rest?  Answer: There is no minimum time requirement between events in the rule book.
• My swimmer wants to scratch their first event in order to swim on the freestyle relay.  Answer: Every swimmer must swim every event in which they are entered.  If a swimmer scratches or misses an event they are disqualified from the rest of the meet.
• My swimmer is in the bathroom and fallen and they are unconscious.  Will they be disqualified from the meet if they miss an event.   Answer: Under normal circumstances missing an event would be cause for disqualification from the remainder of the meet.  This is not a normal circumstance and the meet referee has the authority to intervene in such circumstances.
• When do I have to designate which swimmers will be on the relays.  Answer: When you prepare your entries for "Regionals" you will specify your six swimmers.  You will also designate the order for those six swimmers.  When they qualify for state the same six and the designated order will be advanced to state.  If you are going to make a change in the order or the intend to use an alternate those changes must be completed at the "Coaches Meeting".  You can check the entries as they are posted on this web site and make corrections early to make things less hectic at the meeting.  Simply send Joe and email with the corrections. 

If you have any questions email them to joe@swimtaaf.com