Event Description
1. Incident and Resuscitation - 2 Minutes 30 Seconds
Competitors only are allowed in isolation. Mobile phones and other communication
devices are not allowed in isolation. Once teams have entered isolation the only contact allowed will be with
the SLSC official who passes on any official information and in the case of
foreign competitors an exact interpretation of the same. If it is deemed that a member of the audience is
trying to communicate with a competitor then the team will be disqualified. We
therefore ask that you remind parents to be quiet during this event as it could
impact on their clubs performance in the event.
Penalties: Going into an out of Bounds
Area (these areas will be highlighted during brief).
Disqualification: Taking a mobile phone or
communication device into isolation; communication with spectators in the
balcony.
2. Rope Throw Relay - Shallow End Start
All team members will start
in the water at the required distance from the pool side. On the starting
signal number one swims freestyle to the side and picks up the already coiled
rope and throws it to number two. Number two is positioned on the side of the
distance marker rope nearest to number one ready to receive the rope. They must
hold onto this rope with one hand until they have the rope thrown by number one
in their other hand. The rope must not be reached for in another lane, i.e. the
rope must be in your lane. This process is repeated until number four touches
the side. Number four will not throw the rope and must stay in the water until
the event has finished. There will be a time limit placed on the event
specified below. The end of the rope may be passed to the next competitor but
no other assistance is permitted.
Time Limit Distance
All Rookies 2 Minutes 8 Metres
Juniors 2 Minutes 10 Metres
Seniors 2 Minutes 12 Metres
Penalties: Number one must not have
assistance from other team members when starting the race; person being towed not
keeping their head out of the water; person being towed kicking whilst being
pulled in; person waiting to be towed letting go of the distance marker rope
before holding the towrope; person waiting to be towed retrieving the rope from
another lane.
Disqualification: Person waiting to be
towed pulling the distance marker rope to get closer to the poolside.
3. Body
Board Relay - Rookies Only (4x25m)
Two team members will be
stationed at either end of the pool.
Swimmer one starts sat on poolside with body board on their knees. On the starting signal they swim one length of the pool. Swimmer one then passes the BB to swimmer two who is sitting on poolside. Swimmer two then swims one length and then repeats the procedure with swimmer three, then four.
The race finishes when the fourth swimmer touches the poolside. Swimmer four should wait in the pool until the event finishes.
Each swimmer must touch the
poolside before the next swimmer starts. The body board can be passed to the
next swimmer before they have touched the side but they must not leave the board
before reaching the last 2m of the pool.
Penalties: Swimming without being on the
body board.
Disqualification: Starting before previous competitor has touched
to poolside; using the lane rope as an aid to completing a length.
4. Tow
Relay - Juniors
& Seniors Only (4x25m)
On the starting signal
competitor one will tow competitor two, 25m. Competitor two will then tow
competitor one 25m. Competitor three will then tow Competitor four 25m.
Competitor four will then tow Competitor three 25m.
Only Chin Tow or Extended Arm
tow as described in the RLSS Survive & Save manual can be used in this
event. Only the competitor towing needs to touch poolside at the end of the
pool. No assistance must be given by the person being towed.
Penalties: Assistance from the person
being towed, including kicking of legs and pushing off from the wall.
Disqualification: Starting before the
previous competitor touches the poolside; use of a non-specified tow.
5. Medley Relay: Rookies & Juniors - 1 Length (25m)
Seniors - 2 Lengths (50m)
The first team member starts
in the water and swims lifesaving leg kick (legs only), hands out of the water.
No dolphin leg kick.
Number two swims one length
breaststroke. Competitors may dive however only one pull and one kick is
allowed under the water before surfacing.
Number three swims one length
side stroke. No over arm action will be allowed (i.e. the arm of the swimmer
nearest the surface must not raise above the water level). Competitors may dive
however only one pull and one kick is allowed under the water before surfacing.
Number four swims one length
freestyle. Competitors may dive but must surface within 12m.
Penalties: Hands not out of the water
or visible during lifesaving leg kick; more than one arm pull and leg kick on
breaststroke or sidestroke start; arm nearest surface raised above the water
level when doing sidestroke; surfacing after 12m of the pool for freestyle
start.
Disqualification: Starting before previous competitor has touched the poolside.
6. Family
Tow - 1 Length (25m)
All team members will start
in the water, Competitor one will have both hands on the pool side and chest up
to the wall. Competitor one swims with
both hands out of the water throughout the race (as if holding a head between
both hands). Competitors two, three and four will have one hand on chin and one
hand on shoulder of Competitors one, two and three respectively. The
competitors then complete a 25m tow with the line unbroken. If the line of
swimmers breaks they must stop and reform before continuing. When near the end
of the pool, Competitor four may raise their arm above their head to touch the
wall (this distance is at the Judge's discretion). The race finishes when Competitor
four has their hand flat against the wall.
Penalties: Number one must keep hands out
of the water at all times; any team member using their arms to pull through the
water (sculling).
Disqualification: Continuing the race
without reforming a broken chain of Competitors.
Conclusion
If you have any queries or
issues to raise please email competition@sheffieldlifesavingclub.org.uk before entering the competition. Any queries or
issues you have on the day should be raised in the Club Captain's briefing
before the start of the competition. The Head Judge's decision is final and we
ask that you please respect that.
See you there!