1935-36

SWIMINIING.
Betting.
72. Betting shall not be allowed in connection with any Competi-
tion held under A.S.A. Laws.
Competitors' Costumes.
57. Competitors in events held under A.S.A. Laws before
audiences of both sexes shall wear swimming costumes and drawers
or slips, except that, other than in diving events, drawers or slips
may be dispensed with when the costume worn is of the skirt
variety. In the case of female competitors over 14 years of age,
a long coat or bath gown must be worn before entering and after
leaving the water. Costumes must conform to the following
specifications :—
(a) The material shall be cotton, silk, wool or any combination
of such materials, provided the texture is non-transparent.
(b) Cotton and silk costumes must be black or dark blue in
colour, but bindings of club colours may be used. Wool
costumes may be of any colour or combination of colours,
provided that such colours do not make the costume appear
transparent.
(c) Costumes shall be one-piece, devoid of openwork, excepting
above the waist at the back and sides in the case of men,
and at the back in the case of women. All fastenings shall
be on the shoulder. In the leg portion the costume shall
fit closely round the thigh. The skirt variety of costume
is optional.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND HINTS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF SWIMMING GALAS.
Officials for Swimming Events
These consist of :-
1. (a) The Starter, whose responsibility ceases when he has got
off his competitors, has power to penalise a swimmer for not being
ready at the appointed time, or for wilful disobedience of his
orders, or for any other obstruction. His duties are laid down in
A.S.A. Law 45.
In Handicaps the limit competitor in a heat starts from the
right, and the Starter has no power to give the scratch swimmer
any choice of station; he must swim according to his . place in the
programme.
The Starter should usually be given power to consolidate heats,
should it be possible to do this owing to the failure to report of
some of the competitors. In any case, a competitor should not,
in a heat, have the advantage of a swim-over where this can be
avoided.
The regulation start is : " Get Ready; Go "; and no other fora,
of start should be used. It is always advisable for the starter to
describe to the competitors the manner in which he will give out
these words, but he must take care when so doing that there should
be no chance of any competitor mistaking this warning for the
actual start.
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