Impede
verb - To impede is to obstruct, interfere or retard in movement or progress by cutting off, swimming into, blocking or pulling on legs (i.e., zipline), ankles, arms or shoulders of other swimmers during an open water swimming race. Impeding is a common example of physicality in open water swimming competitions.
Usage
The swimmer was impeded by his competitor when he was cut off towards the end of the race.
Synonyms
Examples of Physicality
Bumping, scratching, pulling [on legs or arms], cutting off, veering into, tapping or touching [repeatedly], slapping, clipping, conking, swiping, whacking, pulling off [goggles or swim caps], obstructing, interfering, pummeling, nudging, punching, kicking, elbowing, pushing, jostling, shoving, crowding, banging [against], smacking, pull-backs, ziplining, smashing into or pressing against another athlete, shoreline, river bank, turn buoy, feeding station, escort boat, kayaker, paddler or other fixed or moving object.
External links
- The Difficulty Of Officiating Open Water Swimming Races
- Officiating At The Tokyo Olympics – The Men’s 10K Marathon Swim
- Officiating At The Tokyo Olympics – The Women’s 10K Marathon Swim
- Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
- Officiating Intent In The Open Water World
- What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
- Olympic Swimmers Will Get Up A Little Earlier In The Heat
- Shooting The Gap and Other Open Water Swimming Moves
- Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
- What Is Impeding In Open Water Swimming?
- Officiating Intent In The Open Water World
- Open Water Swimming
- Open Water Swimming Moves and Tactics
- Offensive and Defensive Moves in Open Water Swimming
- Warnings And Disqualifications At The Olympic Marathon
- Video Evidence Of Trent Grimsey's Disqualification
- Open Water DQ - What Happened In New Zealand?
- Disqualification Shakes Up State Harbour Crossing
- Open Water Swimming
- Open Water Swimmers Toeing The Line
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
- Marathon Swimming
- What Is The Correct Call In Open Water Swimming?
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Roughest, Toughest Race On The Planet, Women's 10K
- Seeing Red In The Open Water
- Should Ice Swimming Be In The Olympics? Yes!
- If Ice Swimming Were In The Olympics, What Are The Rules?
- 50 Things Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do
- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
- When Stars Collide In The Open Water
- Road Rage In The Open Water
- The Etiquette Of Drafting
- Impede, Open Water Swimming Word Of The Day
- Open Water Swimming In No Man's Land
- Swimmers Deserve Much, Much Better In The Open Water
- The Difficulty Of Officiating Open Water Swims - Part 1
- Rules Rule From Start To Finish
- Seeing Red In The Open Water. What Is A Red Card?
- Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
- What Is Impeding In Open Water Swimming?
- Open Water Swimming
- Open Water Swimming Moves and Tactics
- Offensive and Defensive Moves in Open Water Swimming
- Explanation Of The Rules Of Open Water Swimming
- What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Seeing Red In The Open Water. What Is A Red Card?
- What To Look For At The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- No Man's Land In The Open Water
- Open Water Swimming Lingo At The Olympics
- 50 Things An Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do
