Springmill Crossing Swim Club

• Swimmer must start in the water with their back to the course.


• Swimmer must remain on the back for the entire length of the swim.


• Swimmer may not have their back more than 90 degrees out of the water.


• Swimmer’s shoulders may not be past than 90 degrees towards the breast.


• At the end of each length, some part of the swimmer must touch the wall. At the turn, the swimmer MAY turn onto their breast, use one single or a simultaneous double pull to execute the turn. The turn must be continuous. (By the time the swimmer's hand or hands has reached their side, they must be turning. If the swimmer does not choose to do a backstroke flip turn, they must touch the wall on their back.


• After the turn, the swimmer must be on their back when their feet leave the wall.


• At the finish of the race, the swimmer must touch the wall while on their back.

• Swimmer must use a forward start.


• At the Start and after each turn, the first arm pull must bring the swimmer to the surface of the water.


• All movements of the arms must be simultaneous (arms must mirror each other).


• Arms must recover over the water, simultaneously, with each stroke. No underwater recovery is permitted.


• Legs must kick down and up in a butterfly or dolphin style only.


• All movements of the legs must be simultaneous.


• No scissors, breaststroke, or alternating (flutter) kick is permitted.


• Swimmer must touch the end of each length and at the finish with a two-hand simultaneous touch at, above or below the surface of the water. The hands do not have to be on the same horizontal plane.


• No flip turn is permitted.


• After the turn, the swimmer must be on the breast by the time the last part of the body leaves the wall.

• A forward start shall be used.


• After the start and each turn when the swimmer leaves the wall, the body shall be on the breast.


• Throughout the swim the stroke must be one arm stroke and one leg kick in that order.


• All movements of the arms must be simultaneous and on the same horizontal plane without alternating movement.


• The hands shall be pushed forward from the breast on, under, or above the water.


• Elbows must remain under the water, except for the last stroke before the turn, during the turn, and for the final stroke at the finish.


• The hands shall be brought back under the surface of the water.


• The hands shall not be brought back beyond the hipline, except during the first stroke after the start and each turn.


• During each complete cycle, some part of the swimmer's head must break the surface of the water.


• After the start and each turn, the swimmer may take one stroke completely back to the legs.


• The head must break the surface of the water before the hands turn inward at the widest part of the stroke.


• After the start and each turn, at any time prior to the first breaststroke kick, a single butterfly kick is permitted. Following which, all movements of the legs shall simultaneous and on the same horizontal plane without alternating movement.


• The feet must be turned outward during the propulsive part of the kick.


• Scissors, alternating movements, or downward butterfly kicks are not permitted except as provided during the pullout.


• Breaking the surface of the water with the feet is allowed unless followed by a downward butterfly kick.


• At the turn and at the finish, a two hand simultaneous touch shall be made at, above, or below the surface of the water.

• Swimmer may swim any stroke they desire.


• Some part of the swimmer must touch the wall at the end of each length and at the finish.


• At the turn, the swimmer may turn in any manner they desire, including a flip turn.

• The medley relay must be swum in the order of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle.


• The freestyle leg of the relay may be swum in any stroke other than backstroke, breaststroke, or butterfly.


• All relay lengths are 25 yards.


• Relay teams must consist of 4 swimmers; no swimmer may swim more than one leg of the relay.


• The swimmer in the water must touch the end of the course before the next swimmer leaves the pool deck or block.

To maintain the spirit of the league, swimmers may not wear swim club gear to a meet. Doing so will result in a disqualification from any race in which a swimmer wears swim club gear.