Swimming is one of the ... swimmers start on a diving block. A starter then commands “on your mark,” signaling swimmers to bend down into a starting position. Once all of the swimmers are ...

Swimming pool - competitive swimming events ... The last five metres of the ropes are red to indicate the end of the pool. Starting block – the top of the starting platform should not be less ...

When Marchand climbed out of the pool, using his starting block to pull himself out instead of swimming to the side, he raised his arms in victory as the crowd showered him in an ovation.