The Four Pillars of Teaching Fast Swimming to Everyone - Starting with Tempo. Check out the first pillar of fast swimming, ...

03 of a second before the previous swimmer touches the wall, but the team is disqualified if a swimmer leaves any time earlier than that. False start: Occurs when a swimmer either leaves the starting ...

Success in swimming is not judged on points or goals, but rather on times and places. Races are started with electronic pistols and are only sounded again if an athlete makes a false start.