| DISQUALIFICATION |
Any infraction of the rules |
| FALSE START |
Leaving the starting blocks before the gun or
buzzer goes off. |
| HEATS |
Series of races within a specific event.
Usually occurs when there are more swimmers |
| SEEDING |
Process of ranking swimmers according to
submitted times. |
| STAGING |
The process of
organizing swimmers for their events so that the meet can move along
smoothly. |