Rules by form of the sport
- The eventsArtistic swimming rules · What are the events in artistic swimming, and can men compete?
- Technical, free and acrobatic routinesArtistic swimming rules · What is the difference between a technical routine and a free routine?
- Team size and reservesArtistic swimming rules · How many swimmers are in an artistic swimming team, and can a reserve be swapped in?
- Time limits and the walk-onArtistic swimming rules · How long is an artistic swimming routine, and what happens if it runs over?
- MusicArtistic swimming rules · Can artistic swimmers hear the music under water?
- Swimwear and make-upArtistic swimming rules · Why do artistic swimmers not wear goggles?
- The poolArtistic swimming rules · How deep is an artistic swimming pool?
- FiguresArtistic swimming rules · What are figures in artistic swimming, and who still performs them?
- How a routine is scoredArtistic swimming rules · How is artistic swimming scored?
- The coach card and the base markArtistic swimming rules · What is a base mark in artistic swimming, and why does it sink a routine's score?
- Required elements and their penaltiesArtistic swimming rules · What happens if a team gets a required element wrong in a technical routine?
- Synchronisation errorsArtistic swimming rules · How are swimmers who are out of time with each other penalised?
- Touching the bottom and stoppingArtistic swimming rules · Can artistic swimmers touch the bottom of the pool?
- Preliminaries, finals and the start orderArtistic swimming rules · Who reaches the final in artistic swimming, and who swims last?
- The final result and tiesArtistic swimming rules · How is the winner decided when an event has more than one routine?
- The referee and disqualificationArtistic swimming rules · Who is in charge of an artistic swimming competition, and what gets a routine disqualified?
- The diving eventsDiving rules · What are the diving events, and how is a competition won?
- Dive numbers and positionsDiving rules · What do the numbers and letters of a dive mean?
- Degree of difficultyDiving rules · How is the difficulty of a dive worked out?
- How a dive is scoredDiving rules · How do the judges' marks become a score?
- Standing, running and armstand startsDiving rules · How may a dive begin?
- The take-offDiving rules · What makes a take-off legal?
- The flight and the four positionsDiving rules · What must a dive look like in the air?
- The entryDiving rules · What makes a good entry into the water?
- Failed divesDiving rules · When does a dive score zero?
- RestartsDiving rules · What happens if a diver stops and starts again?
- Diving too close to the boardDiving rules · What happens when a diver nearly hits the board?
- The list of divesDiving rules · Which dives must a diver perform, and can the list be changed?
- Rounds and the order of divingDiving rules · How does a diver reach the final, and who dives last?
- Synchronised divingDiving rules · How is synchronised diving judged?
- The mixed team eventDiving rules · How does the diving team event work?
- The referee and the one-minute ruleDiving rules · What does the referee control during a diving competition?
- Ties, interruptions and protestsDiving rules · What happens when divers tie, when a competition is stopped or when a mark is disputed?
- The open water eventsMarathon swimming rules · What is marathon swimming, and how is it won?
- The startMarathon swimming rules · How does an open water race start?
- The course and the turn buoysMarathon swimming rules · What must a swimmer do to stay on the course?
- Yellow and red flagsMarathon swimming rules · What do the yellow and red flags mean in open water swimming?
- Standing, touching and supportMarathon swimming rules · May a swimmer stand up or hold on to something during the race?
- Drafting and pacingMarathon swimming rules · Can a swimmer draft behind another swimmer or a boat?
- FeedingMarathon swimming rules · How do swimmers eat and drink during the race?
- The finishMarathon swimming rules · How does an open water race finish?
- Timing and transpondersMarathon swimming rules · How is an open water race timed?
- Time limitsMarathon swimming rules · How long may a swimmer take to finish?
- Stopping a raceMarathon swimming rules · What happens if a race has to be stopped?
- Water temperature and wetsuitsMarathon swimming rules · How warm or cold may the water be, and when are wetsuits worn?
- Swimwear, caps and devicesMarathon swimming rules · What may an open water swimmer wear and carry?
- The mixed relayMarathon swimming rules · How does the open water mixed relay work?
- The knockout sprintMarathon swimming rules · What is the 3 km knockout sprint?
- Officials and protestsMarathon swimming rules · Who runs an open water race, and how is a decision challenged?
- The backstroke eventsBackstroke rules · What are the backstroke races, and what are the rules?
- Staying on the backBackstroke rules · How far may a backstroker roll?
- The backstroke startBackstroke rules · How does a backstroke race start?
- Under water and the 15 metre markBackstroke rules · How far may a swimmer travel under water?
- False startsBackstroke rules · What happens when a swimmer goes before the signal?
- The backstroke turnBackstroke rules · How may a backstroker turn?
- The backstroke finishBackstroke rules · How must a backstroker touch at the finish?
- Staying in the laneBackstroke rules · What may a swimmer not do during a race?
- Timing and tiesBackstroke rules · How are swimming races timed, and what if two swimmers record the same time?
- Heats, semi-finals and finalsBackstroke rules · How does a swimmer get from the heats to the final?
- Lanes and seedingBackstroke rules · Who swims in which lane?
- Swim-offsBackstroke rules · What happens when two swimmers tie for the last place in the next round?
- Disqualification and protestsBackstroke rules · Who disqualifies a swimmer, and can it be challenged?
- Swimwear and devicesBackstroke rules · What may a swimmer wear in a race?
- World recordsBackstroke rules · What does a swim need to count as a world record?
- The poolBackstroke rules · What are the measurements of a competition pool?
- The breaststroke eventsBreaststroke rules · What are the breaststroke races, and what are the rules?
- Arms and legs in breaststrokeBreaststroke rules · What makes a breaststroke stroke legal?
- The pullout after the start and turnsBreaststroke rules · What may a breaststroker do under water after the dive and each turn?
- The startBreaststroke rules · How does a swimming race start?
- False startsBreaststroke rules · What happens when a swimmer goes before the signal?
- The two-hand touchBreaststroke rules · How must a breaststroker touch the wall?
- Staying in the laneBreaststroke rules · What may a swimmer not do during a race?
- Timing and tiesBreaststroke rules · How are swimming races timed, and what if two swimmers record the same time?
- Heats, semi-finals and finalsBreaststroke rules · How does a swimmer get from the heats to the final?
- Lanes and seedingBreaststroke rules · Who swims in which lane?
- Swim-offsBreaststroke rules · What happens when two swimmers tie for the last place in the next round?
- Disqualification and protestsBreaststroke rules · Who disqualifies a swimmer, and can it be challenged?
- Swimwear and devicesBreaststroke rules · What may a swimmer wear in a race?
- World recordsBreaststroke rules · What does a swim need to count as a world record?
- The poolBreaststroke rules · What are the measurements of a competition pool?
- The butterfly eventsButterfly rules · What are the butterfly races, and what are the rules?
- Arms and legs in butterflyButterfly rules · What makes a butterfly stroke legal?
- Under water and the 15 metre markButterfly rules · How far may a swimmer travel under water?
- The startButterfly rules · How does a swimming race start?
- False startsButterfly rules · What happens when a swimmer goes before the signal?
- The two-hand touchButterfly rules · How must a butterfly swimmer touch the wall?
- Staying in the laneButterfly rules · What may a swimmer not do during a race?
- Timing and tiesButterfly rules · How are swimming races timed, and what if two swimmers record the same time?
- Heats, semi-finals and finalsButterfly rules · How does a swimmer get from the heats to the final?
- Lanes and seedingButterfly rules · Who swims in which lane?
- Swim-offsButterfly rules · What happens when two swimmers tie for the last place in the next round?
- Disqualification and protestsButterfly rules · Who disqualifies a swimmer, and can it be challenged?
- Swimwear and devicesButterfly rules · What may a swimmer wear in a race?
- World recordsButterfly rules · What does a swim need to count as a world record?
- The poolButterfly rules · What are the measurements of a competition pool?
- The freestyle eventsFreestyle rules · What are the freestyle races, and what are the rules?
- What freestyle meansFreestyle rules · Does a freestyle swimmer have to swim front crawl?
- Under water and the 15 metre markFreestyle rules · How far may a swimmer travel under water?
- The startFreestyle rules · How does a swimming race start?
- False startsFreestyle rules · What happens when a swimmer goes before the signal?
- Turns and the finishFreestyle rules · What must a freestyle swimmer do at the wall?
- Counting laps in distance racesFreestyle rules · How do swimmers know how far they have left in a long race?
- Staying in the laneFreestyle rules · What may a swimmer not do during a race?
- Timing and tiesFreestyle rules · How are swimming races timed, and what if two swimmers record the same time?
- Heats, semi-finals and finalsFreestyle rules · How does a swimmer get from the heats to the final?
- Lanes and seedingFreestyle rules · Who swims in which lane?
- Swim-offsFreestyle rules · What happens when two swimmers tie for the last place in the next round?
- Disqualification and protestsFreestyle rules · Who disqualifies a swimmer, and can it be challenged?
- Swimwear and devicesFreestyle rules · What may a swimmer wear in a race?
- World recordsFreestyle rules · What does a swim need to count as a world record?
- The poolFreestyle rules · What are the measurements of a competition pool?
- The individual medleyIndividual medley rules · What is the individual medley, and in what order are the strokes swum?
- Changing from one stroke to the nextIndividual medley rules · How must a medley swimmer finish one stroke and begin the next?
- The freestyle section of a medleyIndividual medley rules · What may a swimmer do in the freestyle part of a medley?
- Under water and the 15 metre markIndividual medley rules · How far may a swimmer travel under water?
- The startIndividual medley rules · How does a swimming race start?
- False startsIndividual medley rules · What happens when a swimmer goes before the signal?
- Staying in the laneIndividual medley rules · What may a swimmer not do during a race?
- Timing and tiesIndividual medley rules · How are swimming races timed, and what if two swimmers record the same time?
- Heats, semi-finals and finalsIndividual medley rules · How does a swimmer get from the heats to the final?
- Lanes and seedingIndividual medley rules · Who swims in which lane?
- Swim-offsIndividual medley rules · What happens when two swimmers tie for the last place in the next round?
- Disqualification and protestsIndividual medley rules · Who disqualifies a swimmer, and can it be challenged?
- Swimwear and devicesIndividual medley rules · What may a swimmer wear in a race?
- World recordsIndividual medley rules · What does a swim need to count as a world record?
- The poolIndividual medley rules · What are the measurements of a competition pool?
- The relay eventsRelays rules · What are the swimming relays, and how do they work?
- Relay takeoversRelays rules · When may the next relay swimmer leave the platform?
- Relay teams and their orderRelays rules · Who may swim in a relay, and can the team be changed?
- The medley relayRelays rules · In what order are the strokes swum in a medley relay?
- The freestyle section of a medleyRelays rules · What may a swimmer do in the freestyle part of a medley?
- The startRelays rules · How does a swimming race start?
- False startsRelays rules · What happens when a swimmer goes before the signal?
- Staying in the laneRelays rules · What may a swimmer not do during a race?
- Timing and tiesRelays rules · How are swimming races timed, and what if two swimmers record the same time?
- Heats, semi-finals and finalsRelays rules · How does a swimmer get from the heats to the final?
- Lanes and seedingRelays rules · Who swims in which lane?
- Swim-offsRelays rules · What happens when two swimmers tie for the last place in the next round?
- Disqualification and protestsRelays rules · Who disqualifies a swimmer, and can it be challenged?
- Swimwear and devicesRelays rules · What may a swimmer wear in a race?
- World recordsRelays rules · What does a swim need to count as a world record?
- The poolRelays rules · What are the measurements of a competition pool?
- The pool and the goalsWater polo rules · How big is a water polo pool, and can the players touch the bottom?
- Teams, caps and goalkeepersWater polo rules · How many players are in a water polo team, and what do the cap colours mean?
- SubstitutionsWater polo rules · How do water polo players swap in and out while the game is going on?
- Periods and the clockWater polo rules · How long is a water polo match?
- The possession clockWater polo rules · How long can a water polo team keep the ball before it has to shoot?
- TimeoutsWater polo rules · How many timeouts does a water polo team get, and who can call one?
- Starting and restarting playWater polo rules · How does a water polo period start, and what happens after a goal?
- Scoring a goalWater polo rules · When does a goal count in water polo, and can you score with any part of the body?
- The penalty shoot-outWater polo rules · What happens if a water polo match ends level?
- Ordinary foulsWater polo rules · What are the everyday fouls in water polo, and what do they cost?
- The goal areaWater polo rules · Is there an offside rule in water polo?
- Exclusion foulsWater polo rules · Why do water polo players keep getting sent to the corner?
- Misconduct and violent actionWater polo rules · What gets a water polo player thrown out of the game for good?
- Penalty foulsWater polo rules · When does a foul become a penalty in water polo?
- Personal fouls and cardsWater polo rules · How many fouls can a water polo player have before they are out?
- Free throwsWater polo rules · What happens after the whistle for a foul in water polo?
- Goal throws and corner throwsWater polo rules · Who gets the ball when it goes out behind the goal in water polo?
- Neutral throwsWater polo rules · What does the referee do when nobody is entitled to the ball?
- Penalty throwsWater polo rules · How is a penalty taken in water polo?
- The referees and advantageWater polo rules · Why does a water polo referee sometimes see a foul and not blow the whistle?
- Video review and the coach's challengeWater polo rules · What can be checked on video in water polo, and can a coach ask for it?
- Injuries and bleedingWater polo rules · What happens when a water polo player is hurt or bleeding?