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Parents of the Palma Ceia
Swim Team
The USA Swimming Committee
has just released a change to teaching racing starts. The new
rule will go into effect May 1, 2009. Please read the
information below.
USA Swimming Safety Notice
to Parents
To avoid risk of serious injury, no swimmer
who has not been properly trained should attempt to perform a
racing start, from either a starting block or the side of the pool,
into less than six feet of water.
USA Swimming has implemented a racing start
certification program where a swimmer’s coach documents his
or her professional judgment that a swimmer has demonstrated
sufficient skill to safely perform a racing start into four feet of
water.
Although somewhat unusual, swimmers do not
always participate in swimming competitions under the supervision
of a certified coach. It is the parent’s responsibility to
make sure the swimmer does not attempt to perform a racing start in
less than six feet of water if the swimmer has not been properly
certified by the swimmer’s coach to do
so.
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