2024 Stroke and Turn Certification Assessment

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Thank you for requesting re-certification as a Stroke & Turn Judge via assessment. Each question has only one correct answer. Individuals must score 80% in order to be certified as a Stroke & Turn Judge for the 2024 MHSL Season. (All content was provided by USA Swimming)

Slides from Training

Review the following documents to support with your responses, as needed.

Individual Medley Rules

Relays

2024 USA Swimming Rule Book

Should you have any questions, please reach out!

Wish you well,

Rachel Langberg

Officials Chair

Mountain High Swim League

(919)809-2426

Email *

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone number *

Team Name *

Seasons officiating as a Stroke and Turn Judge (not including this season) *

1. In the 100 yard breaststroke, the stroke and turn judge observes the swimmer in lane 2 as they head away from the wall. The turn judge sees the swimmer is not on their breast. The judge shifts their eyes to the feet of the swimmer and sees they are off the wall. They raise their hand. Should the swimmer be disqualified?

See Rule 101.2

1 point

Yes

2. A young swimmer approaches the turn of the 50 yard backstroke. The swimmer rolls from the back to the breast, takes a single arm pull, and initiates the turn. After completing one full flip turn, the swimmer misses the wall and does another somersault turn, touching the wall this time, leaves on the back, and finishes the race. The turn judge raises their hand. Should the swimmer be disqualified?

See Rule 101.4

1 point

Yes

3. A swimmer approaches a turn during a backstroke event. The swimmer rolls from the back to the breast, takes a single arm pull, a double arm pull, and then initiates the turn. The turn judge raises their hand. Should the swimmer be disqualified?
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1 point

Yes

4. An official is observing turns in the 100 yard backstroke. He sees a swimmer that appears to be past vertical towards the breast after flipping and raises his hand to report an infraction. Upon further investigation by the referee, the referee determines that the official did not know the location of the swimmer’s feet when he observed the shoulders. Should the swimmer be disqualified?

See Rule 101.4

1 point

Yes

5. A swimmer begins the freestyle leg of the individual medley with a few legal breaststroke strokes. The judge raises their hand to signal an infraction. Should the swimmer be disqualified?

See Rule 101.6 and 101.5

1 point

Yes

6. A relay take-off judge makes note of an early take-off observation for the second swimmer of the relay team in lane 2. He observed the first swimmer touch the wall, and then observed that the second swimmer had already left the block. Should the swimmer be disqualified? See Rule 101.7
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1 point

Yes

7. Watch this video and mark all that apply. See Rule 101.3

1 point

There is an infraction.

There is NOT an infraction.

The touch was NOT simultaneous.

Swimmer's arms were NOT brought forward simultaneously.

The swimmer's legs alternated and were NOT simultaneous.

Required

8. Watch this video and answer the following question: What kind of kick does this demonstrate. See Rule 101.2 and Glossary *

1 point

Alternating kick

Dolphin kick

Butterfly kick

9. Watch this video and this video and answer the following question: When judging, you may see swimmers stop their strokes to fix their goggles, adjust suits, etc. When viewing these two videos, what type of infractions might occur in these two scenarios? See Rule 101.2 and 101.3
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1 point

Stroke cycle violation in breaststroke

Non simultaneous arms

Alternating kick

Required

10. Watch this video and answer the following question: A Stroke and Turn Judge sees turbulence like this but they are across the pool from the swimmer. They assume the swimmer is using a butterfly kick to make this turbulence. Should they raise their hand?
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1 point

Yes

11. Watch this video and answer the following question: Is there an infraction.
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1 point

Yes

12. Watch this video and this video and answer the following question: Do BOTH of the videos show simultaneous touches? See Rule 101.2
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1 point

Yes

13. Watch this video and answer the following question: The video shows an infraction. What is the infraction? See Rule 101.2
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1 point

Non simultaneous touch

At the turn, the swimmer's hands did not touch the wall

Flip turns are not permitted except in freestyle and backstroke

14. Watch this video and answer the following question: What did you observe in the video? See Rule 101.3
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1 point

An infraction

No infraction

15. Watch this video and this video and answer the following question: Which video shows an infraction? See Rule 101.3
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1 point

First video

Second video

16. Approaching the finish of the backstroke, a swimmer submerges completely underwater, thinking it achieves a faster finish. Should you raise your hand?

See Rule 101.4

1 point

It depends. If some part of the head has not passed the 5 meter mark (or 5 yard mark in short course), then you should raise your hand.

It depends. If some part of the head has passed the 5 meter mark (or 5 yard mark in short course), then you should raise your hand.

17. A swimmer completes their butterfly event with a two-hand touch. One hand was under the water and one hand was out of the water, above the water surface, on this simultaneous finish. Should you raise your hand?

See Rule 101.3

1 point

Yes

18. A swimmer is 7 years old and sometimes struggles when swimming the butterfly. When they recover their arms, the entirety of both arms barely break the surface of the water, but there is no visible space between the arms and the water. Should you raise your hand?

See Rule 101.3 and Glossary

1 point

Yes

19. During a backstroke turn, a swimmer turned their shoulders past vertical toward the breast to make a continuous motion turn. While on the breast, they immediately took one continuous single arm pull and then one continuous simultaneous double arm pull to execute the turn. Should you raise your hand?

See Rule 101.4

1 point

Yes

20. In a freestyle event, the swimmer touches the wall at the turn with only a toe. At the finish, they touch the wall with their head looking at the swimmer in the next lane. Should the judge at either end raise their hand?

See Rule 101.5

1 point

Yes

21. In a freestyle to freestyle turn in the 200 yard individual medley, a swimmer executes a flip turn, and pushes off of the wall past vertical towards the back, but rotates past vertical towards the breast prior to taking any kick or stroke. Should you raise your hand?

See Rule 101.6

1 point

Yes, since they were past vertical toward the back when their feet left the wall.

No, since the swimmer rotated past vertical towards the breast before taking a kick or stroke.

22. In the freestyle leg of the individual medley, the swimmer from the breast rolls to their back to take a breath and continues to kick, then rolls back to their breast and continues swimming freestyle. Should you raise your hand?

See Rule 101.5 and 101.6

1 point

Yes

23. A swimmer got very tired during the 200-yard freestyle. They decided to stop and rest. By resting, their feet touched the bottom of the pool. After a short rest, they sprang from the bottom of the pool and completed the race. What should you report to the Referee?

See Rule 102.21

1 point

The swimmer touched the bottom of the pool.

The swimmer sprang from the bottom of the pool.

The swimmer stopped during their swim.

24. What does jurisdiction mean?

1 point

Jurisdiction is how officials move on deck.

Jurisdiction is the portion of the swim and lanes assigned to an official.

Jurisdiction is where you stand on deck.

25. A swimmer wants to swim the corkscrew during the 50 yard freestyle. His coach informs him that this would not be legal, as the freestyle must be swum on the breast. Is his coach correct?

See Rule 101.5

1 point

Yes

26. During the 100 meter butterfly prior to the turn, a swimmer gets close to the wall with their overwater recovery and decides to complete a flip turn. Their feet leave the wall with their body on the breast. What should you report to the Referee?

See Rule 101.3

1 point

At the turn, the swimmer did not touch with both hands.

At the turn, the swimmer did not touch with both hands separated.

At the turn, swimmer's feet did not touch simultaneously.

27. You are judging the Individual Medley. Swimmer A swims the four legs in this order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Swimmer B swims in this order: butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle. Which swimmer should be disqualified?

See Rule 101.6

1 point

Swimmer A

Swimmer B

28. In the 100 yard breaststroke at the third turn, a swimmer completes their turn and pushes off of the wall past vertical towards the back and turns toward the breast while executing their underwater pull. What should you report to the Referee?

See Rule 101.2

1 point

The swimmer did not execute their third turn correctly.

At the third turn, the swimmer delayed the shoulders being past vertical toward the breast.

At the third turn, the swimmer's feet left the wall and their shoulders were past vertical towards the back.

29. When considering your strategy for judging relay takeoffs, you should:

See Rule 101.7

1 point

Watch the swimmer in the water touch the wall, then look for whether the swimmer is still on the block. "Touch, then toes."

Watch the swimmer's toes leave the block first, then look to see the swimmer in the water touched the wall. "Toes, then touch."

30. What must occur when an individual has firsthand knowledge of misconduct or where specific and credible information has been received from a victim or knowledgeable third party? Hint: THE ANSWER IS ALL OF THE ABOVE. See Rule 306.1.
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1 point

Reporting immediately (i.e., within 24 hours) to Officials Chair at officials@mhsl.org

Reporting immediately (i.e., within 24 hours) to law enforcement.

Reporting to a designated child protection agency if your state requires this type of reporting.

All of the above.

On a scale of 1-5, how prepared do you feel to begin your Stroke and Turn Judging? [1 = completely unprepared and 5 = fully prepared]

completely unprepared