Unsportsmanlike Conduct

noun - Unsportsmanlike conduct includes inappropriate and unprofessional acts of physicality committed by open water swimmers during an open water race that can lead to a warning or disqualification by the referee. These acts are not in the spirit of the competition. These acts can include obstruction, interference or making intentional contact with another swimmer by a thrown punch, elbow or kick that can lead to a warning (yellow card) or disqualification (red card) by a referee, whether made by the swimmer or the swimmer’s escort boat or crew.

Usage

The swimmer was disqualified for his unsportsmanlike conduct because he swam over the shoulders of his competitor at the finish.

Examples

Examples of unsportsmanlike behavior and physicality include bumping, impeding, scratching, pulling [on legs or arms], veering into, tapping or touching [repeatedly], slapping, clipping, conking, swiping, whacking, pulling off [goggles or swim caps), obstructing, ziplining, interfering, pummeling, nudging, punching, kicking, elbowing, pushing, jostling, shoving, crowding, banging [against], smacking, smashing into or pressing against another athlete, shoreline, river bank, turn buoy, feeding station, escort boat, kayaker, paddler or other fixed or moving object.

Synonym

unsporting behavior

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
• Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
• Warnings And Disqualifications At The Olympic Marathon
• What Is Impeding In Open Water Swimming?
• Open Water Swimming
• Open Water Swimming Moves and Tactics
• Offensive and Defensive Moves in Open Water Swimming
• Video Evidence Of Trent Grimsey's Disqualification
• Open Water DQ - What Happened In New Zealand?
• Disqualification Shakes Up State Harbour Crossing
• What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
• Seeing Red In The Open Water
• Feed And Move Away In The Free Zone
• Should Ice Swimming Be In The Olympics? Yes!
• If Ice Swimming Were In The Olympics, What Are The Rules?
• What If?
• The Etiquette Of Drafting
• Rules Rule From Start To Finish
• 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
• Officiating At The FINA World Championships