1939-40

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SWIMMING
tying, for an equal period, the Senior Service to hold it for the
first period.
The conditions to be reviewed and any alterations made annually
by the Inter-Services Swimming Committee, consisting of three
representatives per Service. Any alterations or additions will not
be adopted unless agreed to unanimously by all three Services.
The Hon. Secretary of the Amateur Swimming Association will
be kept informed of any such alterations.
The Service holding the Trophy will be responsible for its safe
custody and insurance for the period for which it is held ; also
for engraving.
Ofricials
i o. These will be appointed by the organising Service under the
following conditions :
(a) The three Diving Judges should be officially listed Grade I
A.S.A. Diving judges; only by agreement of all three
Services may other be appointed.
(b)
Water Polo Referees should be officially listed Grade I
A.S.A. Referees ; only be agreement of all three Services
may others be appointed.
(c) Two Judges for the Swimming Events will be found by
each Service.
It is hoped that, where possible, Service officials who conform
to
(a)
and
(b)
above will be employed, provided that for the Water'
Polo they must be members of the neutral Service and should not
themselves be competitors at the meeting.
Colours
I I.
Representatives to wear distinguishing caps as under:
Royal Navy and Royal Marines
B
LUE.
The Army
R
ED.
Royal Air Force
W
HITE.
Records
12.
Only records made at these Championships will be recognised
as Inter-Services Swimming Records.
Medals
13.
Inter-Services Swimming Medals to be awarded for the first,
second and third places in all individual events, and the winners
only in Team and Water Polo events ; in the event of a tie, both
teams or individuals will receive similar medals.
14.
An Inter-Services Swimming Committee Meeting will be held
each year as soon as convenient after the Championships have
taken place.
The Hon. Secretary for the meeting will be provided by the
Service organising the Championships for that year.
These Championships were first held in
1924.
In
1927
the Royal
Air Force competed for the first time.