Rules of Swimming :

1. The competitor begins swimming with a drive from the starting Block. 

2. In all other styles except Back stroke the swimmer starts with a dive. 

3. Excluding back stroke, in all other styles the swimmers, on the call of the referee, reach the back of starting blocks of their respective lanes and on the signal by referee they start swimming. Decision of the referee is final. It is the referee who gets all the rules executed by the competitors. 

4. At the very first foul on the starting block, the competitor is disqualified.

5. Swimmer should remain in his own lane and should not obstruct others in the adjoining lanes. 

6. Swimmer should continue with the style in which he is competiting except in case of Free Style. 

7. Swimmer should take support of any prohibited article. 

8. Swimmer can stand but not walk to cover the distance if water in the swimming pool has become less. 

9. During Relay competition the other competitor should not jump into the water till the first competitor has covered the specified distance and touched the wall.

Swimming Techniques :

1. In Free Style Swimming competition any part of the swimmer’s body may touch the end of the swimming pool. 

2. In Back stroke there is roll over turn. It is reckoned as the roll over turn if the swimmer has touched the end of the swimming pool. 

3. In the Butterfly and the Breast stroke the turn is reckoned complete only when the swimmers may employ any technique convenient to him. 

4. In free style the swimmer takes the turn in the style with which he started the competition. 

5. In free style the swimmer can progress fast. 

6. In Back stroke it is necessary to keep back dipped in water. 

7. In Back stroke the swimmer takes one dive in water and one stroke while taking turn. 

8. In Butterfly stroke hands and feet move together.