London 2012

Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics All information in this guide was correct at the time of going to press. Changes to schedules, procedures, facilities and services, along with any other essential updates, will be communicated to technical officials if required. Changes to competition schedules will also appear on Info+. Welcome

On behalf of LOCOG, I’m delighted to introduce this Technical Officials’ Guide for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Nearly seven years after LOCOG won the right to stage the Games of the XXX Olympiad, we are excited to welcome you to London for what promises to be a memorable summer of world-class competition.

With the help of the IOC, the 26 Olympic IFs, the UK government and our sponsors and partners, LOCOG has worked tirelessly to ensure that all technical officials will have the best possible experience at the Games. We aim to provide the optimum conditions across all of our venues, helping you to perform your duties effectively. We have worked to ensure that your accommodation is comfortable, that facilities at competition venues are comprehensive, and that you have easy access to up-to-date information about the Games in general and your sport in particular.

This guide contains important detail on a number of subjects:

–– Key dates and personnel, including contact details. –– Information on the competition format and rules. –– Guidance on all key competition procedures. –– Details of all venue facilities and services, including transport information and maps. –– Summary information on subjects that affect all sports, such as accreditation, accommodation, insurance, per diems, uniform collection, ticketing and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

We hope that this guide helps you both in your preparations and your activities at Games time. However, if you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the competition management team.

London 2012 promises to be the most exciting Olympic Games yet staged. I’m delighted to welcome you to it.

Best regards,

Debbie Jevans Director of Sport, London 2012 Organising Committee

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 3 Contents

Key information 7 Arrivals and departures 8 Accreditation 8 Accommodation 12 Insurance 13 Per diems 13 Uniform collection 14 Transport: TF services 14 Transport: Public transport 15 Opening and Closing Ceremonies 18 Ticketing 18 Sport essentials 21 FINA personnel 22 Competition rules 23 Clothing and equipment 23 IOC Olympic Charter Rule 50 and Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications 24 Sport information 26 Language services 27 Medical services and facilities 27 Aquatics – Diving 29 Key dates 30 LOCOG competition management 30 FINA Technical Diving Committee, ITOs and NTOs 30 Medal events 32 Competition format 32 Competition schedule 36 Pre-competition procedures 37 Competition procedures 39 Post-competition procedures 40 Competition: Venue information 41

4 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Swimming 42 Key dates 44 LOCOG competition management 44 FINA Technical Swimming Committee, ITOs and NTOs 44 Medal events 46 Competition format 46 Competition schedule 49 Pre-competition procedures 54 Competition procedures 55 Post-competition procedures 55 Competition: Venue information 55

Aquatics – Marathon Swimming 59 Key dates 60 LOCOG competition management 60 FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, ITOs and NTOs 61 Medal events 62 Competition format 62 Competition schedule 63 Pre-competition procedures 64 Competition procedures 65 Post-competition procedures 66 Competition: Venue information 66

Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming 69 Key dates 70 LOCOG competition management 70 FINA Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee, ITOs and NTOs 71 Medal events 72 Competition format 72 Competition schedule 75 Pre-competition procedures 76 Competition procedures 77 Post-competition procedures 77 Competition: Venue information 78 contents continued on page 6

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 5 Aquatics – Water Polo 81 Key dates 82 LOCOG competition management 82 FINA Technical Water Polo Committee, ITOs and NTOs 82 Medal events 84 Competition format 84 Competition schedule 87 Pre-competition procedures 90 Competition procedures 90 Post-competition procedures 91 Competition: Venue information 91

London and the Games 93 London 2012 94 Essential information 97 Sightseeing in London 100 Security 102 Recycling 105 Notes 107 Maps 113 London overview Aquatics overview Olympic Park Diving – Aquatics Centre Swimming – Aquatics Centre Marathon Swimming – Hyde Park Synchronised Swimming – Aquatics Centre Water Polo – Water Polo Arena London transport Daily competition schedule

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The Diving competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be held from Sunday 29 July to Saturday 11 August 2012 at the Aquatics Centre in the new Olympic Park. A total of 136 athletes, 68 men and 68 women, may take part in the Diving competition.

The Swimming competition will be held from Saturday 28 July to Saturday 4 August 2012 at the Aquatics Centre, and on Thursday 9 August and Friday 10 August 2012 in Hyde Park. A total of 900 athletes may take part in the pool events, and an additional 50 athletes (25 men, 25 women) may take part in the 10km Marathon Swimming events.

The Synchronised Swimming competition will be held from Sunday 5 August to Friday 10 August 2012 at the Aquatics Centre. A total of 104 women may take part in the Synchronised Swimming competition.

The Water Polo competition will be held from Sunday 29 July to Sunday 12 August 2012 at the Water Polo Arena in the new Olympic Park. A total of 260 athletes, 156 men and 104 women, may take part in the Water Polo competition, with each team limited to 13 players. Arrivals and departures Technical officials arriving at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) between 16 July and 15 August 2012 will take the Heathrow Express (HEX) train service from LHR to Paddington station. A shuttle service will then transport technical officials from Paddington train station to their hotel. The same process will be used in reverse for departures. Technical officials arriving at other ports of entry must make their own way to their accommodation.

Arrivals and departures/accommodation helpline A helpline for all accommodation and arrivals and departure queries has been established. For details, see below.

Tel: +44 (0)30 2012 2019 Fax: +44 (0)20 7673 9898 Email: [email protected] Open: 08:00–20:00, 14 May – 24 June 07:00–23:00, 25 June – 14 September Accreditation The purpose of accreditation is to establish the identity of the holder of each Olympic Identity and Accreditation Card (OIAC) and his/her role at the Olympic Games, and allow him/her necessary access to perform his/her role. This section covers the process of registering, producing, distributing and validating the

8 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Key information 9 codes category privileges Additional Additional Venue and and Venue sport access access sport Accreditation Accreditation London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 For technical officials, the primary accreditation centre is the UDAC in West Ham. For technical officials, the primary centre is the UDAC in accreditation officials to visit the UDAC to have The times designated for Aquatics technical and collect their uniformstheir accreditation validated (if required) are as follows: The OIAC does not permit access to Olympic venues until it has been validated. validated. been has it until venues Olympic to access permit not does OIAC The can Cards Pre-Valid Card. Pre-Valid a as to referred is OIAC the validation, Before Distribution Uniform the at 2012; June 27 of as Airport Heathrow at validated be Offices Help Accreditation Venue the at and/or (UDAC); Centre Accreditation and venues. competition the to proximity close in located are that (VAHOs) When the OIAC is accompanied by a valid passport,When the OIAC is accompanied by a it authorises multiple entries 30 March 2012 and 8 November into the UK for its registered holder between from the first entry. 2012 for a maximum period of six months Zone and and Zone access seating codes Registration Registration and number barcode Cardholder’s Cardholder’s information Cardholder‘s Cardholder‘s photo OlympicIdentity and Accreditation (OIAC) Card OIAC, which permitsOIAC, the for privileges and other access rights holder the Olympic Games. Client group Hotel Date Times Commission Grange Tower 26 July 14:00 Committee Grange Tower 27 July 12:00 Diving ITOs Premier Inn 27 July 14:00 NTOs Premier Inn 27 July 14:00 Commission Grange Tower 25 July 16:00 Committee Grange Tower 26 July TBC Swimming ITOs Premier Inn 26 July 12:00 NTOs Premier Inn 26 July 14:00 Commission Grange Tower 7 August 16:00 Committee Grange Tower 7 August 16:00 Marathon Swimming ITOs Premier Inn 7 August 10:00 NTOs Premier Inn 7 August 10:00 Commission Grange Tower 2 August 10:00 Committee Grange Tower 3 August 09:00 Synchronised Swimming ITOs Premier Inn 3 August 10:00 NTOs Premier Inn 3 August 10:00 Commission Grange Tower 26 July 09:00 Committee Grange Tower 27 July 12:00 Water Polo ITOs Premier Inn 27 July 12:00 NTOs Premier Inn 27 July 09:00

Shuttle buses will transport technical officials to and from the UDAC. Each discipline’s IF Group Leader will communicate these transport times upon arrival in London.

Stolen, lost or damaged OIACs If a Pre-Valid Card is stolen, lost or damaged before the holder’s arrival in the UK, he/she should report it to the responsible organisation (the IF; or, for NTOs, LOCOG Sport), which must then inform LOCOG Accreditation. Stolen, lost or damaged cards will be cancelled in the accreditation system and will not be validated even if recovered at a later stage. The applicant will not be cancelled in the system, but he/she must visit a Primary Accreditation Centre to have his/her OIAC issued after arriving in the UK. The applicant will also need to follow the standard immigration requirements for entry into the UK.

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London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Zones and symbols inside the Village Accreditation Zones inside competition venues Accreditation Zones Residential Zone of the Olympic Village Field of play, operational areas (back of house), general circulation areas (back of house), general circulation operational Field of play, areas (front of house) circulation areas (front of Operational areas (back of house), general house) General circulation areas (front of house) Athlete preparation areas Press areas Broadcast areas Olympic Family areas R Red White 2 4 5 6 Blue be considered and managed as restricted areas (for example, field of play and and play of field example, (for areas restricted as managed and considered be A areas. these to access grant not does itself OIAC The Stations). Control Doping armband). an example, (for required be may Device Control Access Supplementary Although included in this zones list, some particular areas inside the venue can can venue the inside areas particular some list, zones this in included Although Zone access privileges are assigned to each accredited person in accordance Zone access privileges are assigned to with the permanent but minimum requirements in order to perform his/her roles and function. The Olympic Village pictogram automatically grants access to the Olympic The Olympic Village pictogram automatically Village Plaza (formerly known as International Zone). Access codes and symbolsAccess are secure and orderly areas reservedThe Accreditation Zones only for zones in which they who have access to the corresponding accredited persons perform their Games-time functions. OIAC stolen, lost or damaged lost stolen, afterOIAC validation the of damage) water or tears example, (for damage or loss theft, of event the In responsible the to it report should holder OIAC the validation, after OIAC inform then must which Sport), LOCOG NTOs, for or, IF; (the organisation the in cancelled be will cards damaged or lost Stolen, Accreditation. LOCOG stage. later a at recovered if even validated be not will and system accreditation submitted has holder the that provided card new a issue will Accreditation LOCOG card new A organisation. responsible the by countersigned declaration, written a declaration. written the of receipt the after possible as soon as issued be will Accreditation centres Validation Centre at London Heathrow Airport –– Location: Terminals 1, 3, 4, 5 (international arrivals) –– Service: Card validation for all accreditation categories –– Dates of operation: 27 June – 12 August 2012 –– Opening hours: Dependent on flight arrivals and departures Please note: Pre-Valid Cards may only be validated but will not be issued at the Validation Centre at London Heathrow Airport.

Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre (UDAC) –– Service: Card validation and production, problem resolution and re-issuing of lost/stolen cards –– Dates of operation: 16 April – 12 August 2012 –– Opening hours: Specific uniform pick-up dates and times have been scheduled for each sport; see p10.

IF Eligibility Conditions Form All technical officials must sign a copy of the IF Eligibility Conditions Form in order to validate their accreditation. Accommodation Hotels Technical officials will be accommodated in one of the hotels listed below.

Marriott Grosvenor Square (TDs, ITOs) 10–13 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6JP tel: +44 (0)20 7493 1232 website: www.marriott.co.uk

Check-in: 16:00. Check-out: 12:00. Breakfast: 06:30–11:00. Parking: no. Internet: wireless (£15/24 hours). Other facilities: currency exchange; laundry; restaurant; 24-hour room service.

Grange Tower Bridge (ITOs) 45 Prescot Street London E1 8GP tel: +44 (0)20 7959 5000 website: www.grangehotels.com

Check-in: 14:00 weekdays; 15:00 weekends. Check-out: 11:00.

12 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Key information 13 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Check-in: 14:00. Check-out: 12:00. (early/late weekdays; 07:00–11:00 weekends Breakfast: 06:30–10:00 arrangement). breakfast possible by Parking: none. Internet: (£3/24 hours). wireless Stratford City. Other facilities: bar; connected to Westfield Breakfast: 07:00–10:30 Mon–Fri; 07:00–11:00 Sat; 07:30–11:00 Sun Sun 07:30–11:00 Sat; 07:00–11:00 Mon–Fri; 07:00–10:30 Breakfast: by arrangement). breakfast possible (early/late Parking: no. Internet: yes (£20/day). laundry;Other facilities: service; 24-hour room restaurant. NTOs (NTOs) will be paid a per diem for their agreed Officials National Technical to but not including their day of departure. up The per official duration of stay, and incidentals for the agreed official diem is to cover meals (except breakfast) will be paid their per diem in full during July 2012, NTOs duration of their stay. before the start of the Games. TDs and ITOs TDs for the agreed official duration of their TDs and ITOs will be paid a per diem departure. including their day of The sum will be paid directly to FINA using stay, international payment transfer between 1 and 15 July 2012. FINA will distribute this money to officials accordingly. Per diems Per Insurance FINA shall be responsible for its own property and equipment. LOCOG shall not to any propertybe responsible for any damage or loss or equipment of FINA, including property of FINA officials. Arrivals and departures/accommodation helpline and departures/accommodation Arrivals See p8. Premier Inn Stratford (ITOs, NTOs) Premier Inn Stratford (ITOs, Stratford City Westfield Montfichet Road London E15 1AZ 6300 tel: +44 (0)20 8522 website: www.premierinn.com Uniforms All technical officials will be provided with a formal uniform and a casual uniform, as follows:

Formal uniform Casual uniform Shirts/blouses (2) Casual tops (2) Men: trousers (2) Casual trousers (2) Women: trousers (1)/skirt (1) Jacket Casual jacket Hat Cap Bag Casual bag Umbrella Water bottle Tie/scarf Pair of socks (2) Belt Pair of trainers

Shoes will not be provided with the formal uniform. Technical officials should wear suitable black leather, non-branded shoes with their formal uniform.

Where required, technical officials will also be provided with sport-specific uniform items.

All technical officials must collect their uniforms from the Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre (UDAC). The times designated for Aquatics technical officials to collect their uniforms from the UDAC are given on p10. An alterations service will be available at the UDAC.

For information and guidance on uniforms and equipment during competition, see p23. Transport: TF services A summary of transport at the Games follows. Please note that full details of transport services at the Games, including timetables, may be found in the Technical Officials Transport Guide.

LOCOG is responsible for providing transport services to properly accredited technical officials (TOs) and IF staff during the period of the Olympic Games. These transport services are collectively known as the TF system.

Services between hotels and competition venues A dedicated TF service will operate between technical officials’ hotels and each competition venue during the competition period for each sport, in accordance

14 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Key information 15 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 . This handy planner also allows you to search for the . This handy planner also allows you to London Underground (tube) London buses (DLR)Docklands Railway Light Trams servicesNational Rail designated within zones – – – – – Your Oyster card is paired with your Games accreditation – you must show your your show must you – accreditation Games your with paired is card Oyster Your venues all to London central from travel allows card The asked. when accreditation London and Wimbledon Wembley, ExCeL, Greenwich, Park, Olympic the within London outer the to travel to card Oyster the use can you addition, In venues. days. competition on Valley Lee and Farm Hadleigh Dorney, Eton of venues – – – – This does not include river services get one-third off the cost with your (you can Oyster card). Oyster cards an Oyster card with your accreditation. An Oyster card should have received You public allows you to travel on London’s is a contactless electronic travelcard that transport allows you to use the following system during the Games. The card modes of transport within zones 1 to 6: – Transport: Public transport transport Public Transport: route to your destination, go to www. For help planning the quickest and easiest tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner see the back of this guide. For a map of the London Underground, most accessible routes – for instance, avoiding stations with stairs and escalators, most accessible routes – for instance, Furtheror limiting the distance you need to walk. assistance is provided by 24-hour information centre, on +44 (0)843 222 1234. for London’s Transport Opening/Closing Ceremonies Opening/Closing the Opening and/or have been allocated tickets for Where technical officials (see p18), a TF serviceClosing Ceremony technical will operate between with the Ceremonies’ the Olympic Stadium in accordance officials’ hotels and start/finish service on the location of the hotel, this times. Depending may include the use of public transport. Where technical officials are required to attend meetings, briefings, venue meetings, briefings, required to attend officials are Where technical before the start or other events familiarisations the either at of competition, or at another venue, TF servicescompetition venue from and to will be provided requirements. hotels in accordance with the officials’ the technical officials’ with the competition schedule. In general, TF servicesgeneral, In schedule. the competition with start will before two hours are located a For hotels that hour after competition. and finish one competition venue, to the competition entrance walk from the accredited 5–10-minute to walk. officials may be required technical Using your Oyster card couldn’t be simpler, as long as you follow these rules when you see the yellow card reader sign.

–– Always touch in and touch out on the yellow card reader. –– When you touch your card on the reader, a green light and one beep means that it has been accepted for travel. –– A red light and two beeps mean your card has been rejected. –– Do not proceed until your Oyster card has been accepted for travel. –– For journeys on all London’s buses and trams, you need only touch in when boarding. –– Remember: do not top up your card.

Lost or stolen Oyster cards The Oyster card that you received with your accreditation will not be replaced if it is lost, stolen or misplaced.

London Underground The London Underground (‘tube’) is the quickest way to get around the city. At Games time, the tube will have extended operating hours, starting at around 05:30 and closing at around 01:30 (or 02:30 on 27 July, when the tube closes later to accommodate passengers returning from the Opening Ceremony). You shouldn’t have to wait longer than five minutes for a train.

To access the tube, simply open the gate by touching your Oyster card on the yellow reader, and then touch out when you have reached your destination. Tube stations that are wheelchair accessible are marked with a wheelchair symbol.

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) The DLR runs from Bank or Tower Gateway stations to Lewisham, Woolwich Arsenal, Beckton and Stratford. At Games time, trains will run from 05:30 to 01:30 (or 02:30 on 27 July and 12 August, for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies).

At DLR stations, Oyster card readers are usually located in the ticket hall or on the platform. The DLR is a fully accessible railway: all stations have a lift or ramp access to the platforms, with level access on to the trains.

London Overground The London Overground railway links up many of London’s interesting neighbourhoods. During Games time, services will run from around 06:00 to 01:00. Trains run every six to 10 minutes. At London Overground stations, Oyster card readers are usually located in the ticket halls. Wheelchair users should note that access to platforms usually involves using stairs, and that there may be a step of a few inches between the platform and the train.

16 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Key information 17 – if you are taking a London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Look out when crossing roads – don’t forget cars drive on forget the drive cars left-handLook out roads – don’t when crossing side. on or platforms stand tube, the behind line train yellow by travelling If you’re passengersand allow off before the train boarding. – – Minicabs are often cheaper than black cabs, but you are not permittedMinicabs are often cheaper than black to hail minicabs ­ them in the street. Always avoid unlicensed – Taxis street, picked up at designated taxi ranks Black cabs can be flagged down in the flag down a black cab in the street, look out for the or booked over the phone. To All licensed taxis are accessible to illuminated ‘For hire’ sign. Fares are metered. people using wheelchairs. advice Travel network: transport public London’s using when mind in bear to things some are Here – Water transportWater Games accreditation also allow you to receive a one-third Oyster card and Your discount on standard advertised on river services adult fares provided by KPMG accessible. Most riverboats are Thames Clippers. All piers are wheelchair dedicated wheelchair spaces. Go to accessible, and most new riverboats have thamesclippers.com for full details of the river routes and timetables. and minicab firms,For details of recommended black cab see . tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround On London buses, Oyster card readers are located next to the driver. You only You to the driver. Oyster card readers are located next On London buses, buses are low-floor when you get on the bus. All London need to touch in once, means that they are heritage bus routes 9 and 15), which vehicles (excluding open. This makes it when the bus stops and the doors lowered to street level Buses can take a mobility issues to board and alight. easier for people with in length. size of 70cm in width and 120cm maximum wheelchair that it is properly licensed. minicab, book it over the phone and ensure Buses Buses Many bus routes the city. network is a great way to get to know bus London’s a special night service while others operate from around day, operate 24 hours a 23:00 to 06:00. Javelin® service rail serviceThe Javelin® St Pancras 24 hours a day between operates Games Oyster card and International International and Stratford Your stations. to the service give you access accreditation and between 9 July free of charge see southeasternrailway.co.uk/news/ 2012. For a timetable, 15 August olympics/timetables. –– Move down inside train carriages and buses, allowing others on behind you, and keep everything clear of the doors. –– Stand on the right-hand side of escalators in stations – the left-hand side is for people in a hurry. –– Do not leave your bags unattended at any point on your journey. –– If you see an unattended bag or package, don’t touch it – let a member of staff or the police know immediately. –– Try to avoid walking alone at night. Keep to well-lit main roads and walking routes. –– Look after your belongings. Make sure your bag is zipped and don’t display your mobile phone or other valuables.

Opening and Closing Ceremonies Ceremonies tickets have been allocated to TDs, ITOs and NTOs in accordance and agreement with the IOC. Ticket allocations have been agreed with FINA, and all tickets are non-transferable.

–– TDs who are in the host country at the time of the Opening and/or Closing Ceremonies will be eligible for two tickets, including one for their accredited guest.

–– ITOs who are in the host country on 27 July will be eligible for one ticket for the Opening Ceremony. ITOs who are officiating on 11 and/or 12 August (Days 15 and 16 of the Olympic Games) will be eligible for one ticket for the Closing Ceremony.

–– NTOs who are staying in their Games-time accommodation at the time of the Opening and/or Closing Ceremonies will be eligible for one ticket.

Distribution of Ceremonies tickets Technical officials’ tickets for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be available from the competition venue at least two days before the relevant Ceremony. Ticketing At Games time, available tickets may be purchased through london2012.com or at any of the locations below:

IOC Family Hotel (the Intercontinental) LOCOG will operate a ticket box office at the Olympic Family Hotel, where tickets will be sold for all sessions for which there is still availability. It will be open 09:00–19:00 every day from 20 July to 12 August.

18 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Key information 19 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Competition venues and at all other venues in will be situated in the Olympic Park box offices Ticket Box offices will venue access control area (entrance). close proximity to the session in their vicinity before the beginning of the first usually open 90 minutes 30 and 60 minutes after the end. and will close between Client Group CentreClient Service Ticketing Client Group may be Centre time, LOCOG’s At Games primary by another contact, or ticketing the IF’s by appointment by accessed by the primarybeen communicated identity has delegate whose contact. ticketing Service Group Ticketing The Client located at LOCOG Centre will be headquarters09:00–18:00 every and will be open from 9 July to day 12 August. 20 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Sport essentials Sport essentials

FINA personnel FINA Bureau 2009–2013 President Dr Julio C Maglione URU Honorary Secretary Paolo Barelli ITA Honorary Treasurer Pipat Paniangvait THA Husain Al Musallam KUW Nory Kruchten LUX Vice Presidents Dennis Miller FIJ Dale Neuburger USA Sam Ramsamy RSA Gennady Aleshin RUS Farid El Allam MAR Dimitris Diathesopoulos GRE Matthew Dunn AUS Ben Ekumbo KEN Coaracy Nunes Filho BRA Paulo Frischknecht POR Members Tamas Gyarfas HUN Eugenio Martinez CUB Orban Mendoza PUR Dr Margo Mountjoy MD CAN Kazuo Sano JPN Chief Olatokunbo Thomas NIG Qiuping Zhang CHN Honorary Life President Mustapha Larfaoui ALG Immediate Past Honorary Secretary Bartolo Consolo SUI

22 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Sport essentials 23 ESP FRA CUB ROU SWE CAN Cornel Marculescu Rafael Blanco Rafael Eldon C Godfrey Francis Luyce Guillermo Martinez Gunnar Werner London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) at www.fina.org) (available and Regulations Rules FINA (Advertising, 50 Rule IOC Olympic Charter at www.olympic.org): (available and Propaganda) the Bye-lawDemonstrations, 50 to Rule AuthorisedIOC Identifications Regarding Guidelines for the Games of the XXX the by IOC (distributed to NOCs) all LondonOlympiad, 2012 FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) (available and Regulations Rules FINA IOC Olympic Charter at www.olympic.org) (available – – – – – Executive Director Honorary Members – – – Clothing and equipment and Clothing and other participantsClothing and equipment used by athletes in the Aquatics comply with the documents listed below. competition at the Olympic Games must For rules specific to disciplines or events, see p33, p47, p62, p74 and p85. For rules specific to disciplines or events, – of the IFs at the Olympic responsibilities Rule 46 (Technical In accordance with FINA will be the IOC Olympic Charter, Games) and the Bye-law to Rule 46 of direction of the Aquatics competition at responsible for the technical control and the London 2012 Olympic Games. – Competition rules Competition the editions of the will be held in accordance with The Aquatics competition that are in force at the time of the Games: following documents IOC Olympic Charter Rule 50 and Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications The prohibition of any advertising and publicity in and above Olympic sites (as expressed in the Olympic Charter) is one of the aspects that differentiate the Olympic Games from other international events. This principle is reflected in the Bye-law to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter. In addition, detailed information on the implementation of Rule 50 to clothing, equipment, accessories and other items is detailed in the IOC’s Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications for the Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, which has been distributed by the IOC to all NOCs, IFs and sporting goods manufacturers.

Below, please find excerpts (sections 1, 8 and 9) from the Bye-law to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter and the sport-specific guidelines from the IOC’s Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications for the Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012. However, all technical officials are strongly advised to refer to the complete Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications document for detailed information and instruction on all aspects of Rule 50 and its application and enforcement at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

IOC Olympic Charter: Bye-law to Rule 50 (excerpts) 1. No form of publicity or propaganda, commercial or otherwise, may appear on persons, on sportswear, accessories or, more generally, on any article of clothing or equipment whatsoever worn or used by the athletes or other participants in the Olympic Games, except for the identification – as defined in paragraph 8 below – of the manufacturer of the article or equipment concerned, provided that such identification shall not be marked conspicuously for advertising purposes.

Any violation of the provisions of the present clause may result in disqualification or withdrawal of the accreditation of the person concerned. The decisions of the IOC Executive Board regarding this matter shall be final.

The numbers worn by competitors may not display publicity of any kind and must bear the Olympic emblem of the OCOG.

8. The word ‘identification’ means the normal display of the name, designation, trademark, logo or any other distinctive sign of the manufacturer of the item, appearing not more than once per item.

9. The OCOG, all participants and all other persons accredited at the Olympic Games and all other persons or parties concerned shall comply with the manuals, guides or guidelines, and all other instructions of the IOC Executive Board, in respect of all matters subject to Rule 50 and this Bye-law.

24 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Sport essentials 25 . 2 when worn. 2 . and placed above 2 2 . An athlete’s name . An athlete’s . 2 2 each. 2 Clothing Equipment Accessories ; alternatively, two identifications of the ; alternatively, Shoes/footwear 2 Sport-specificinformation London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 One identification of the manufacturer per equipment item One identification of the manufacturer will be permitted, of the surface not greater than 10% area of the item, to a maximum size of 60cm One identification of the manufacturer per clothing item will per clothing of the manufacturer One identification be permitted,a maximum size of 20cm to Where one-piece body suits are used in competition, one Where one-piece body manufacturer shall be permittedidentification of the above the waist, each to be no larger than the waist and one below these above. However, the maximum size noted not be placed immediately adjacent to identifications shall each other. of the manufacturer per accessoryOne identification item will be permitted,a maximum size of 6cm to One identification of the manufacturer per accessoryOne identification of the manufacturer item will be permitted,6cm to a maximum size of One identification of the manufacturer per accessoryOne identification of the manufacturer item will be permitted, placed on one of the arms and to a maximum size of 6cm manufacturer will be permitted, one on each arm placed and to a maximum size of 3cm All footwear items may carry the identification as generally trade during the used on products sold through the retail period of 12 months prior to the Games. either one of the ears. countryException: for swim caps, the flag or the code will be permitted to a maximum size of 32cm will also be permitted, same side as the flag or printed on the the country to a maximum size of 20cm code, and (from Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications) Authorised Regarding Guidelines (from Bag Swimsuit, T-shirt, T-shirt, Swimsuit, tracksuit, jacket, sweatshirt, shorts, bathrobe Towel, socks Towel, One-piece body suit swim Headgear, cap Eyewear Shoes Sport information Info+ Info+, the official Games information system, will go live two weeks before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. The system will offer a range of content in both English and French, as follows:

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26 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Sport essentials 27 account). + workstations at Sport Information Desks (SIDs), + London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 workstations are available at competition available are workstations team venues in and athlete areas + (note that(note not be there will Info Full details on medical services Games are available in the at the Olympic Guide. London 2012 Olympic Games Healthcare Medical services in each competition venue will be managed by the Venue Medical serviceswill be managed by the Venue in each competition venue Medical Services will work teams at each venue LOCOG’s Medical Manager. the sport.in line with the IF and Olympic rules for Medical services will generally from three hours before the startbe available during training days and of times vary in ends. However, competition until one hour after competition some venues. Medical services and facilities services and Medical Medical services be provided at athlete medical at all competition venues will These services will be the field of play. stations, which are generally close to backed up by services the designated Olympic hospitals. at the polyclinics and servicesFINA Delegates or TOs requiring medical should visit the Medical Rooms located within the warm-up pool areas at the Aquatics Centre and the Polo Arena. Water Technical officials that require language assistance should advise LOCOG staff, assistance should advise LOCOG staff, officials that require language Technical for support. Protocol Manager If a LSTM is not Deputy Venue who will contact the a 24-hour over the assistance will be provided through available, language phone interpretation service through designated that can be accessed LOCOG staff. Language services Chinese, covering Amharic, Arabic, Belarusian, will be French, German,Croatian, Czech, Dutch, (Bahasa), Hungarian, Indonesian Lithuanian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Ukrainian and Urdu. Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Turkish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, provided will varyThe specific languages by venue. LOCOG Language Services Team Members (LSTM) will provide volunteer (LSTM) will provide Members ServicesLOCOG Language Team servicesinterpretation by the may be identified venues. The LSTMs at competition of their uniformbadge on the sleeve speak. specifying the language they Language services Language Info although be they will equipped with a myInfo 28 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Diving Aquatics – Diving

Key dates 9 July 2012 Sport entries final deadline (midnight, GMT +1) Olympic Village official opening 16 July 2012 Start of official training (15:00) 27 July 2012 (Day 0) Olympic Games Opening Ceremony p18 Diving team leaders’ meeting (followed by 28 July 2012 (Day 1) p37 technical officials’ meeting) (14:00) 29 July 2012 (Day 2) Start of Diving competition p36 9 August 2012 (Day 13) FINA general meeting (12:30) p38 11 August 2012 (Day 15) End of Diving competition p36 12 August 2012 (Day 16) Olympic Games Closing Ceremony p18 15 August 2012 Olympic Village closes

LOCOG competition management Aquatics Manager Charlotte O’Neill Aquatics Services Manager Catherine Castell Diving Manager Helen Jaques Diving Technical Operations Manager Katherine Hazelton Diving Administration Group Leader Marissa Sefton Diving Field of Play Group Leader Stacia Long Aquatics Athlete Services Group Leader Marie Atkinson-Brian Aquatics IF Services Group Leader Will Bastin Aquatics Sport Information Group Leader Clare Locke Aquatics Training Manager Ben Whaymand

FINA Technical Diving Committee Chairman Jesus Mena MEX Vice Chairman Jihong Zhou CHN Honorary Secretary Georgia Fyrigou-Consolo GRE

30 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Diving 31 ITA SUI JPN SUI RUS ESP CZE GRE USA PUR PUR COL CUB NZL RSA GER GBR NED MAS SWE CAN KUW Renato Manzoni Hana Novotna Rolando Ruiz Pedreguera Chris Seufert-Sholtis Maria Christina Rios Carmen Stritt Burk Nikolaos Touloudis Alexandr Vinogradov Masaaki Ito CHI NZL GER AUS EGY MEX NED HUN CAN CHN Kathy Seaman Ann Sissons Bashar Al-Saffar Bashar Anke Piper Edwin Chong Ah Kew Frans van de Konijnenburg Orban Mendoza Ronald Andrews Julian Llinas Steve McFarland Mathz Lindberg Melanie Beck Michael Geissbuhler London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 International Technical Officials(ITOs) International Technical Ricardo Bañuelos Nancy Brawley Eric Brooker Monica Dietrich Marc Faber Mohammed Hassan Ildikó Kelemen Rao Lang Simon Latimer Ricardo Duran Judges Members Events Sub-Committee Bureau Liaison and Technical Delegate Deck Officials For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, see p22. For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, National Technical Officials (NTOs) Judge Christopher Sage Ann Barker Gail Harrison Collette Calvert Jackie Laugher Deck Officials Frank Clewlow Nina Mewse Jayne Glynn Nicola Smith

Medal events Men (4) Women (4) 3m Springboard 3m Springboard 10m Platform 10m Platform Synchronised 3m Springboard Synchronised 3m Springboard Synchronised 10m Platform Synchronised 10m Platform

Competition format Individual events Each of the four individual events in the Diving competition will consist of three phases: a preliminary phase, a semi-final and a final. Each phase in the men’s individual events will consist of six dives, while each phase in the women’s individual events will consist of five dives. Each athlete’s score for a phase will be the sum of all dives performed in that particular phase: no scores will be carried over from one phase to the next. There is no limit to the degree of difficulty for all dives in individual events.

The diving order in the preliminary phase of all individual events will be determined by computerised random selection during the team leaders’ meeting. The 18 athletes with the highest scores in the preliminary phase, including any athletes tied for the last qualifying position, will progress to the semi-final, when athletes will dive in reverse order of the preliminary phase rankings. The 12 divers with the highest scores in the semi-final, including any athletes tied for the last qualifying position, will then progress to the final, when athletes will dive in reverse order of the semi-final rankings.

A panel of seven judges will judge each dive. In the preliminary there will be two panels: the first panel will judge the first three rounds of dives, and the second panel will judge the remaining dives. The two highest and the two lowest scores will be discarded, and the scores of the remaining three judges will be added together and then multiplied by the degree of difficulty to give the total score for

32 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Diving 33 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) (available and Regulations Rules FINA IOC Olympic Charter at www.olympic.org) (available – – Statement of dives Regulations, each diver or diver’s In accordance with the FINA Rules and list of dives 24 hours prior to the representative must submit a complete on the dive sheet formscompetition. The list of dives must be submitted provided at the Sport Information Desk (SID) at the Aquatics Centre. All sections must be complete and signed by both the diver and their representative. Appointment of judges For the regulations governing the appointment of judges, please refer to the FINA section 9.5 (Commissions), and By-Laws, Rules and Regulations: General Rules, section 9.1 (Officials). – responsibilities of the IFs at the Olympic In accordance with Rule 46 (Technical FINA will be the IOC Olympic Charter, Games) and the Bye-law to Rule 46 of direction of the Diving competition at the responsible for the technical control and London 2012 Olympic Games. Competition rules Competition accordance with the editions of the The Diving competition will be held in at the time of the Games: following documents that are in force – Competition draw leaders’ meeting on 28 events will take place at the team The draw for all Diving July 2012. For details, see p37. A panel of 11 judges will judge each dive. This panel is split into three groups: will judge each dive. This panel is A panel of 11 judges will assess execution execution for one diver; three judges three judges will assess synchronisation. The and the remaining five judges will assess for the other diver; be discarded, and the scores from each group of judges will highest and lowest and then multiplied by five judges will be added together scores of the remaining to give the total score for each dive. the degree of difficulty Synchronised events Synchronised total of eight as a final, with a events will be run four synchronised Each of the six will consist of synchronised event Each men’s in each event. teams competing consist of five event will synchronised dives, while each women’s rounds of groups. The first all dives being selected from five different rounds of dives, with regardless of the dive. a degree of difficulty of 2.0, two dives will be assigned each dive. Only neutral judges whose countries are not represented in the in not represented are countries judges whose neutral dive. Only each phases. allowed to judge these or finals will be semi-finals The referee may accept any dive sheet submitted after the 24-hour deadline, up to three hours before the start of the event, provided it is accompanied by a fee equivalent to CHF250. If any NOC is required to pay a fee for a late submission, a LOCOG representative will take them to a member of FINA staff in order to make the payment.

Competitors qualified for semi-finals and finals have 30 minutes following the previous phase of competition to change their list of dives. Divers wishing to make a change must submit a new dive sheet at the SID at the Aquatics Centre. All sections must be complete and signed by both the diver and their representative.

For full details on the regulations governing the submission of dive sheets, please refer to the FINA Rules and Regulations: Diving, section 4 (Statement of Dives).

Substitution Any diver entered for competition may be substituted by another entered diver at the team leaders’ meeting. In extenuating circumstances, a diver may be replaced by another diver from the same NOC up to three hours before the start of the preliminary competition. A ‘Diver substitution form’ must be submitted to the SID at the Aquatics Centre.

Replacement may also take place before the final in synchronised events. The referee will accept a change in the statement of dives. A ‘Diver substitution form’ and, if necessary, a new dive sheet must be submitted to the SID at the Aquatics Centre.

Copies of all submitted ‘Diver substitution forms’ will be returned to the team leader for reference.

Withdrawal If a diver withdraws after the team leaders’ meeting but before the preliminary phase, the NOC will be charged CHF100. In the case of a team withdrawal, the NOC will be charged CHF200. A ‘Withdrawal form’ must be submitted to the SID at the Aquatics Centre. A LOCOG representative will take the team leader to a member of FINA staff in order to make the payment.

Any entered diver may withdraw either during competition, or within 30 minutes of the competition finish time, by submitting a ‘Withdrawal form’ (with no fee required). During competition, ‘Withdrawal forms’ must be submitted at the First Call Room. After competition, ‘Withdrawal forms’ must be submitted to the SID at the Aquatics Centre. If a diver withdraws more than 30 minutes after a session, the NOC will be charged 100CHF. A LOCOG representative will take the team leader to a member of FINA staff in order to make the payment.

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London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Copies of all submitted ‘Withdrawal forms’ will be returned to the team leader leader team the to returned be will forms’ ‘Withdrawal submitted all of Copies Protests governingFor the regulations FINA Rules and please refer to the protests, and 9.3 (Jury 9.2 (Protests) General Rules, sections Regulations: of Appeal). Protest forms be Centre and must SID at the Aquatics be collected from the may returned within the specified time and with the to the same location team leader to a A LOCOG representative will take the accompanying fee. deal with the protest. in order to make the payment and member of FINA staff for reference. for Competition schedule Changes to the competition schedule made before 14:00 on 28 July 2012 will be communicated to NOCs at the team leaders’ meeting (see p37). Changes made to the schedule after this date will also appear on Info+.

29 July 2012 (Day 2), Aquatics Centre DV01 Women’s Synchronised 3m Springboard: final, Victory Ceremony 15:00–16:00 30 July 2012 (Day 3), Aquatics Centre DV02 Men’s Synchronised 10m Platform: final, Victory Ceremony 15:00–16:15 31 July 2012 (Day 4), Aquatics Centre DV03 Women’s Synchronised 10m Platform: final, Victory Ceremony 15:00–16:05 1 August 2012 (Day 5), Aquatics Centre DV04 Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard: final, Victory Ceremony 15:00–16:05 3 August 2012 (Day 7), Aquatics Centre DV05 Women’s 3m Springboard: preliminary 14:30–17:00 4 August 2012 (Day 8), Aquatics Centre DV06 Women’s 3m Springboard: semi-final 14:30–15:50 5 August 2012 (Day 9), Aquatics Centre DV07 Women’s 3m Springboard: final, Victory Ceremony 19:00–20:15 6 August 2012 (Day 10), Aquatics Centre DV08 Men’s 3m Springboard: preliminary 19:00–22:00 7 August 2012 (Day 11), Aquatics Centre DV09 Men’s 3m Springboard: semi-final 10:00–11:40

36 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Diving 37 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Men’s 3m Springboard: final, Victory 3m Springboard: Ceremony Men’s 10m Platform: preliminary Women’s Platform: 10m semi-final Women’s Platform: 10m final, Victory Ceremony Women’s 10m Platform: preliminary Men’s 10m Platform: semi-final Men’s 10m Platform: final, Victory Ceremony Men’s Date: 28 July 2012 (Day 1) July 2012 28 Date: 14:00–16:00 Time: Aquatics Media Centre ConferenceLocation: Room, DV10 19:00–20:30 Centre (Day 12), Aquatics 8 August 2012 DV11 19:00–22:00 13), Aquatics Centre 9 August 2012 (Day DV12 10:00–11:35 DV13 19:00–20:25 14), Aquatics Centre 10 August 2012 (Day DV14 19:00–22:35 15), Aquatics Centre 11 August 2012 (Day DV15 10:00–11:55 DV16 20:30–22:10 A representative from each NOC must be present at the team leaders’ meeting, A representative from each NOC must be present at the team leaders’ meeting, sign which will be led by FINA personnel. All representatives will be required to Team leaders’ meeting technical by officials’ meeting) (followed Team Although the majority of technical officials have already been to the Aquatics Although the majority of technical officials a tour as some room allocations and Centre, all technical officials must attend changed. movement flows around the venue have Deck officials will be offered a familiarisation tour at 16:00 on 28 July 2012, Deck officials will be offered a familiarisation following the team leaders’ meeting. Venue familiarisation Venue tour of the Aquatics Centre at Judges will be provided with a familiarisation leaders’ meeting and technical officials’ 13:00 on 28 July 2012, before the team meeting. Judges will be met at the Sport Information Desk and shown the venue, as well as informed of protocol of access on and off the field of play. Pre-competition procedures Pre-competition in at the meeting. Once the team leaders’ meeting has finished, the technical officials’ meeting will take place and finish by 16:00. All judges must attend the technical officials’ meeting, which will also be led by FINA personnel. All judges will be required to sign in at the meeting.

FINA general meeting Date: 9 August 2012 (Day 13) Time: 12:30–14:30 Location: Media Conference Room, Aquatics Centre

A representative from each NOC must be present at the general meeting, which will be led by FINA.

Technical officials equipment distribution All judges will be supplied with the relevant equipment required, including referee electronic whistles, judges’ high chairs, judges’ scorepads, backup scorecards and observers’ clipboards.

All deck officials will be supplied with the relevant equipment required, including recorders’ ready reckoners, armstand red flags, platform towels and dive number backup boards.

Dive sheet submission In accordance with FINA regulations, all competitions will be controlled by a referee. Each referee will be responsible for confirming that the submitted dive sheets meet FINA regulations for their particular event. If an error is found on any dive sheet, the referee of the respective event will be informed and the dive sheet with the problem detailed will be returned to the NOC’s pigeonhole at the Aquatics Centre SID. If the amendment needs to be made at short notice, it will be the referee’s responsibility to contact the relevant NOC.

The Chief Recorder and Assistant Chief Recorder will meet with all referees on a regular basis to update them on all dive sheet submissions and issues. A schedule will be posted in the Technical Diving Committee (TDC) Room.

Late dive sheet submission If a dive sheet is submitted following the 24-hour deadline, the Referee must be reachable three hours before the preliminary phase of their respective event in order to advise whether the late dive sheets (or substitutions) will be accepted by FINA. The FINA Office will be responsible for dealing with the late submission payment fee.

Dive sheet changes Following the preliminary and semi-final phases, all divers must submit any dive sheet changes at the Aquatics Centre SID within 30 minutes of the competition finish time. After 30 minutes, the Chief Recorder will collect any dive sheet

38 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Diving 39 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Before and during competition, a deck official will perform the role of athlete the steward within the Call Room to assist with Rule 50 checks, preparation for parade and the provision of general assistance for divers. Deck officials Centre 90 minutes before competition. Deck officials must arrive at the Aquatics must be collected from the SportUpon arrival, newly submitted dive sheets Information Desk and reviewed according to FINA Regulations in the Technical be directed to take seats on the field of play Officials’ Lounge. Deck officials will at least 20 minutes before competition. During the semi-final and final phases of everyDuring the semi-final and final phases event, there will only be one Judges will be notified of their events judging panel, composed of neutral judges. Officials’ Lounge provided in the Technical by the referee and a timetable will be for reference. Following the judging panel change, Panel A will exit the field of play as Following the judging panel change, Panel mounting and dismounting the judges’ directed. Judges must take care when on hand to assist where required. During chairs. The field of play team will be in the pouch attached to the side of competition, water bottles can be found the chair. During the preliminary of every phase of judges: event, there will be two panels competition and B. Both panels must arrive one hour before Panel A and Panel Officials’ Technical in the discretion) (at the referee’s attend the judges briefing’ B after the third round judge first, and will swap with Panel Lounge. Panel A will events. Panel B judges should remain and women’s of dives in both the men’s Lounge throughout the competition until they are Officials’ within the Technical Judges will be escorted on to the field of play five directed on to the field of play. wait in line behind the judges’ chairs dives before the judges change, and will until directed. Judges to attend a judges’ judges must arrive at the Aquatics Centre Before each event, Technical Officials’ Lounge. hour before each event in the briefing, held one Technical Officials’ in the briefing, all judges must assemble Following the judges’ before the startLounge 15 minutes be directed to take of competition. Judges will the judging panel change. of play at least five dives before their seats on the field Competition procedures Competition Technical Officials’ ServicesAn Officials’ the will be based in team member and deck officials. ready to assist judges Lounge and changes, withdrawals or protests and notify the referee by bringing the forms the by bringing the referee and notify protests or withdrawals changes, to Room at this time. remain in the TDC Referees must the TDC Room. During platform events, a deck official will take the role of armstand judge and will be located mainly on the 7.5m platform. This official must be in position immediately following the parade and remain discrete throughout the entire competition. This official will also be responsible for removing any unused towels from the 10m platform between dives, without interfering with the divers’ preparation.

All remaining deck officials will record during the competition and be responsible for highlighting any differences between the calculated scores, displayed scores and announced scores. Post-competition procedures Leaving the field of play Judges and deck officials will leave the field of play immediately after the competition has finished, as directed by LOCOG staff. An Officials Services’ team member will be available in the Technical Officials’ Lounge after the competition to provide any further assistance.

Following competition, judges will attend a debrief meeting (at the referee’s discretion) in the Technical Officials’ Lounge. Judges are expected to leave the Aquatics Centre within 30 minutes of the competition finish time.

Deck officials will remain in the Technical Officials’ Lounge in order to check any newly submitted dive sheets or dive sheet changes and are expected to leave the Aquatics Centre within 60 minutes of the competition time.

Medals and certificates All technical officials who participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games will receive a participation medal and certificate.

40 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Diving 41 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Diving Dryland Dryland Dryland training will take place in the Diving at the Aquatics Centre. This area contains two dryboards, with spotting equipment, two trampolines somersault stations and stretching mats. Field of play of Field will consist of a 5m-depth diving pool The field of play for the Diving competition and five platformswith three 3m springboards, two 1m springboards of 0.8m, field of play will also include showers and 3m, 5m, 7.5m and 10m in height. The equipment will be presented in a hot tub. The competition area and all accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations. Transport servicesTransport the Diving competition schedule. For will be scheduled around transport information, see p14. ITOs and NTOs based in the Premier Inn Stratford will walk from the hotel and ITOs and NTOs based in the Premier Gate. They will then cross the Stratford enter the Olympic Park via the Stratford bridge, enter the eastern set of wing of the venue and travel down the first Walk through the athletes’ entrance. stairs to the load zone and enter the venue All technical officials will access the Aquatics Centre via the athletes’ entrance. will access the Aquatics Centre via All technical officials Technical transportThe technical officials’ system (TF) will transport Diving FINA load zone, next to the athletes’ Committee members to the Aquatics Centre Committee members pick up Technical entrance to the venue. The TF system will from the same location to return them to their hotel. Venue access Venue Key information Key CentreAquatics Olympic Park London E20 3AQ The Diving competition will be held at the Aquatics Centre in the new Olympic Centre in the new held at the Aquatics competition will be The Diving Hadid and architect Zaha designed by acclaimed new building Park, a dazzling and wave-like roof Featuring a distinctive for the Games. built specifically state-of-the-art pool, a competition Diving includes a 25m facilities, the venue seating during the and a 50m warm-up50m competition pool pool. Temporary Diving competition. the gross capacity to 10,000 for the Games will increase Competition: Venue information Venue Competition: Venue facilities and services Changing rooms Technical officials will have designated male and female changing rooms that include showers, toilets and changing areas.

IF facilities The FINA Technical Diving Committee Commission will have access to computers, printers, a telephone, internet access cables and stationery in the FINA Office. Internet access cables will also be available in the Technical Diving Committee Room and Technical Diving Committee Commission Room, from where technical officials will also be able to print directly to the FINA Office.

Refreshments will be available throughout the competition.

Medical facilities See p27.

Technical Officials’ Lounge The Technical Officials’ Lounge will be shared by the judges and deck officials. Refreshments will be provided here. Theatre-style chairs will be provided for the judges’ briefings, in addition to a dedicated workspace provided for deck officials to review dive sheets before the referee sign-off.

Venue evacuation and emergency procedures There are two assembly points for the Aquatics Centre. The prime assembly point (A) is located south-west of the venue in the front-of-house space, next to the spectator entrance. If this access route or assembly point is unavailable, then all personnel will be directed to assembly point B, which is located north-west of the venue in the Olympic Park. Should an evacuation occur, all personnel will be directed by the Event Services stewards, security guards and key workforce to the nearest emergency exit. A public address (PA) announcement will provide further instructions.

42 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Swimming Aquatics – Swimming (pool events)

Key dates 9 July 2012 Sport entries final deadline (midnight, GMT +1) Olympic Village official opening 16 July 2012 Start of official training (14:00) 26 July 2012 Swimming team leaders’ meeting (12:00) p54 Swimming technical officials’ meeting (10:00) p54 27 July 2012 (Day 0) Swimming technical officials’ rehearsal (12:00) p55 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony p18 28 July 2012 (Day 1) Start of Swimming competition p49 4 August 2012 (Day 14) End of Swimming competition p49 12 August 2012 (Day 16) Olympic Games Closing Ceremony p18 15 August 2012 Olympic Village closes

LOCOG competition management Aquatics Manager Charlotte O’Neill Aquatics Services Manager Catherine Castell Swimming Manager Lucy Rouse Swimming Technical Operations Manager Natalie Cunningham Swimming Administration Group Leader Kate Palmer Aquatics Athlete Services Group Leader Marie Atkinson-Brian Aquatics Field of Play Group Leader Barry Saunders Aquatics IF Services Group Leader Will Bastin Aquatics Sport Information Group Leader Clare Locke

FINA Technical Swimming Committee Chairman Carol Zaleski USA Vice Chairman Don Blew AUS Honorary Secretary Søren Korbo DEN

44 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 45 SUI ESP JPN IND RUS BAR BRA BRA UKR UKR USV GER GER USA USA KEN MEX NGR GUA CAN CAN CHN CHN Brent Mays Sergiy Lyzak Louise Leblanc Alfonso Wucherpfennig Barbara Stresing Roberto Muller Isaac Musembi Daniel Schneider Jim Sheehan Xiaoguang Yu Errol Clarke Errol Erich Meyer Moura Ricardo de Bill Hogan Akinsanya Lawal Olugbenga Shigeo Ogata Vladimir Salnikov Andriy Vlaskov Jiawei Yuan José Ismael Gonzáles Virendra Nanavati Andrea Thielenhaus Dale Neuburger ITA JPN FRA IND NZL RSA AUS USA COL DEN NED NOR London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 International Technical Officials(ITOs) International Technical Ryan Arblaster Ryan Paul Memont Paola Arcelli Alice Boyd Denis Cadon Jo Dividson Kazumi Eguchi Sharief Gamiet Rakesh Gupta Jens Jensen Cesar Galarza Paul Chaudron Judges Starter Members Events Sub-Committee Delegate Bureau Liaison and Technical For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, see p22. For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, National Technical Officials (NTOs) Starter Host Robin Butterfield Neil Booth Barbara Murdoch Jane Davies Lisa Thompson David Downie Ian Whitehead Deck Officials Alison Finlayson Helen Whittle Susan Harrison Stuart Wright Tom Mills

Medal events Men (16) Women (16) 50m Freestyle 50m Freestyle 100m Freestyle 100m Freestyle 200m Freestyle 200m Freestyle 400m Freestyle 400m Freestyle 1500m Freestyle 800m Freestyle 100m Backstroke 100m Backstroke 200m Backstroke 200m Backstroke 100m Breaststroke 100m Breaststroke 200m Breaststroke 200m Breaststroke 100m Butterfly 100m Butterfly 200m Butterfly 200m Butterfly 200m Individual Medley 200m Individual Medley 400m Individual Medley 400m Individual Medley 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 4 x 100m Medley Relay 4 x 100m Medley Relay

Competition format The events listed below will consist of heats, semi-finals and a final. In each event, 16 swimmers will advance from the heats to the semi-finals, and eight swimmers will advance from the semi-finals to the final. If there is a tie for the last

46 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 47 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) (available and Regulations Rules FINA IOC Olympic Charter at www.olympic.org) (available 400m Freestyle Freestyle, 800m only) (men Freestyle 1500m only), (women 400m Medley Individual 4 x 200m Freestyle Freestyle Relay 4 x 100m Relay, Medley Relay 4 x 100m 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle,50m Freestyle 100m 200m Backstroke Backstroke, 100m 200m Breaststroke Breaststroke, 100m 200m Butterfly, Butterfly100m 200m Medley Individual – – – – – – – – – – – Protests For the regulations governing protests, please refer to the FINA Rules and Regulations: General Rules, sections 9.2 (Protests) and 9.3 (Jury of Appeal). The NOC ‘Protest forms’ Table. may be collected from the Resolution with the representative submitting the protest must report to the Resolution Table completed ‘Protest form’ 30 minutes of the conclusion of and the protest fee within – responsibilities of the IFs at the Olympic In accordance with Rule 46 (Technical FINA will be the IOC Olympic Charter, Games) and the Bye-law to Rule 46 of direction of the Swimming competition at responsible for the technical control and the London 2012 Olympic Games. Competition rules Competition in accordance with the editions of the The Swimming competitions will be held at the time of the Games: following documents that are in force – – – – Competition draw All startFINA rules, based on the swimmers in lists will be seeded according to the final entryentered in each event will be list. The fastest 24 swimmers to FINA rules, with the remaining distributed in the last three heats according according to their qualification times. swimmers then placed in successive heats Startteam leaders’ meeting, which will be lists will be produced following the held on 26 July (for details, see p54). – – – – – In each event, eight will consist of heats and a final. The events listed below is a tie for the last from the heats to the final. If there swimmers will advance a swim-off will determinequalifying position, relay team(s) which swimmer(s) or phase. will qualify for the next qualifying position, a swim-off will determine will a swim-off position, qualifying for will qualify swimmer(s) which the next phase. – the race. The NOC representative will then be escorted to the Technical Swimming Committee Honorary Secretary who will sign the form and collect the protest fee. The Referee in charge of the event (when not working) will speak to the NOC representative and explain, in writing, whether the protest has been accepted or rejected. The NOC representative will receive a written copy of the decision. If the case is referred to the Jury of Appeal, the TSC Commission will inform the FINA Executive Director who will call for a meeting of the Jury of Appeal. All decisions by the Jury of Appeal will be final.

Relay form Relay forms will be available at the SID and at the Technical Swimming Committee Table on the competition pool deck, in front of the Omega Timing Suite. Relay forms will be available from 90 minutes before the start of each session until the end of warm-up. The names of swimmers competing in both heats and finals of relay events must be submitted to the Technical Swimming Committee Table at least one hour before the start of the session in which the relay takes place.

Relay forms must list the swimmers’ names in the order in which they are to participate. The composition of a relay team may be changed between heats and finals in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations: Swimming Rules, section 10.13 (The Race).

Substitutions and corrections Teams must collect copies of the ORIS outputs ‘Entry list by event’ and ‘Entry list by NOC’ from the SID at the Aquatics Centre from 24 July 2012. Team leaders must check all entry data, including entry times and the spelling of athletes’ names, and submit a ‘Substitution and correction form’ with any amendments by the end of the team leaders’ meeting on 26 July 2012.

Copies of the ‘Substitution and correction form’ will be available at the SID and at the team leaders’ meeting.

Start lists Following the team leaders’ meeting, start lists for races on 28 July 2012 will be posted in team pigeonholes at the SID. For all subsequent competition days, start lists for heats will be available before 10:00 on 27 July 2012. Start lists for semi-finals and finals will be produced one hour after the conclusion of the previous phase of competition (eg heats/semi-finals).

Withdrawals ‘Withdrawal forms’ may be collected from the SID or the Technical Swimming Commission Table. Any withdrawals for heats should be made by the end of the team leaders’ meeting. To withdraw from a semi-final or final, an NOC representative must report with their ‘Withdrawal forms’ to the Resolution Table

48 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 49 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Men’s 400m Individual Medley: heats Men’s Butterfly: 100m heats Women’s 400m Freestyle: heats Men’s Individual Medley: heats 400m Women’s 100m Breaststroke: heats Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: heats Women’s . Daily competition schedules will be distributed through the NOC pigeonholes. NOC the through distributed be will schedules competition Daily . + SW01 10:00 start time 28 July 2012 (Day 1), Aquatics Centre 28 July 2012 (Day 1), Changes to the competition schedule will be communicated to NOCs through the the through NOCs to communicated be will schedule competition the to Changes on appear also will Changes Centre. Aquatics the at (SID) Desk Information Sport Info Competition schedule Competition within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the race in which the qualification took the qualification in which of the race conclusion of the 30 minutes within Swimming will then be escorted NOC representative place. The to a Technical member. Commission Men’s 400m Individual Medley: final Women’s 100m Butterfly: semi-final Men’s 400m Freestyle: final Men’s 400m Individual Medley: Victory Ceremony

SW02 Women’s 400m Individual Medley: final 19:30 start time Men’s 400m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony Men’s 100m Breaststroke: semi-final Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: final Women’s 400m Individual Medley: Victory Ceremony Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: Victory Ceremony 29 July 2012 (Day 2), Aquatics Centre Women’s 100m Backstroke: heats Men’s 200m Freestyle: heats

SW03 Women’s 100m Breaststroke: heats 10:00 start time Men’s 100m Backstroke: heats Women’s 400m Freestyle: heats Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: heats

50 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 51 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Women’s 100m Butterfly: 100m final Women’s semi-final 200m Freestyle: Men’s semi-final 100m Breaststroke: Women’s 100m Butterfly: Victory Ceremony Women’s final 100m Breaststroke: Men’s Freestyle: final 400m Women’s 100m Backstroke: semi-final Men’s 100m Breaststroke: Victory Ceremony Men’s Backstroke: semi-final 100m Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: final Men’s Freestyle: Victory 400m Ceremony Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay: Victory Ceremony Men’s 200m Freestyle: heats Women’s 200m Butterfly: heats Men’s 200m Individual Medley: heats Women’s 200m Freestyle: semi-final Women’s 200m Freestyle: final Men’s 100m Backstroke: final Women’s final 100m Backstroke: Men’s 200m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony Men’s 100m Breaststroke: final Women’s 100m Backstroke: Victory Ceremony Women’s 200m Butterfly: semi-final Men’s Victory 100m Backstroke: Ceremony Men’s 200m Individual Medley: semi-final Women’s 100m Breaststroke: Victory Ceremony Women’s SW04 19:30 start time SW06 19:30 start time SW05 10:00 start time 30 July 2012 (Day 3), Aquatics Centre 30 July 2012 (Day 3), 31 July 2012 (Day 4), Aquatics Centre Men’s 100m Freestyle: heats

SW07 Women’s 200m Butterfly: heats 10:00 start time Men’s 200m Breaststroke: heats Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: heats Men’s 100m Freestyle: semi-final Women’s 200m Freestyle: final Men’s 200m Butterfly: final Women’s 200m Butterfly: semi-final Women’s 200m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony SW08 Men’s 200m Breaststroke: semi-final 19:30 start time Men’s 200m Butterfly: Victory Ceremony Women’s 200m Individual Medley: final Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: final Women’s 200m Individual Medley: Victory Ceremony Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: Victory Ceremony 1 August 2012 (Day 5), Aquatics Centre Women’s 100m Freestyle: heats Men’s 200m Backstroke: heats SW09 Women’s 200m Breaststroke: heats 10:00 start time Men’s 200m Individual Medley: heats Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: heats

52 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 53 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Men’s 200m Breaststroke: final Breaststroke: 200m Men’s semi-final 100m Freestyle: Women’s semi-final 200m Backstroke: Men’s Victory 200m Breaststroke: Ceremony Men’s 200m Butterfly: final Women’s 100m Freestyle: final Men’s Breaststroke: semi-final 200m Women’s 200m Individual Medley: semi-final Men’s Butterfly: 200m Victory Ceremony Women’s x 200m Freestyle Relay: final 4 Women’s 100m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony Men’s x 200m Freestyle Relay: Victory 4 Ceremony Women’s 50m Freestyle: heats Men’s 800m Freestyle: heats Women’s 100m Butterfly: heats Men’s 200m Backstroke: heats Women’s SW10 19:30 start time SW11 10:00 start time 2 August 2012 (Day 6), Aquatics Centre 2 August 2012 (Day Men’s 50m Freestyle: semi-final Women’s 200m Breaststroke: final Men’s 200m Backstroke: final Women’s 200m Backstroke: semi-final Women’s 200m Breaststroke: Victory Ceremony SW12 Men’s 200m Individual Medley: final 19:30 start time Men’s 200m Backstroke: Victory Ceremony Women’s 100m Freestyle: final Men’s 200m Individual Medley: Victory Ceremony Men’s 100m Butterfly: semi-final Women’s 100m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony 3 August 2012 (Day 7), Aquatics Centre Women’s 50m Freestyle: heats

SW13 Men’s 1500m Freestyle: heats 10:00 start time Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay: heats Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay: heats Women’s 200m Backstroke: final Men’s 100m Butterfly: final Women’s 800m Freestyle: final Women’s 200m Backstroke: Victory Ceremony SW14 Men’s 50m Freestyle: final 19:30 start time Men’s 100m Butterfly: Victory Ceremony Women’s 50m Freestyle: semi-final Women’s 800m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony Men’s 50m Freestyle: Victory Ceremony 4 August 2012 (Day 8), Aquatics Centre

54 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 55 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Women’s 50m Freestyle: final 50m Freestyle: Women’s Freestyle: final 1500m Men’s Victory 50m Freestyle: Ceremony Women’s Relay: final 4 x 100m Medley Women’s Freestyle: Victory 1500m Ceremony Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay: final Men’s x 100m Medley Relay: Victory 4 Ceremony Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay: Victory Ceremony Men’s 28 July 2012: one hour before the start of competition July 2012: 28 before minutes 30 the start of competition July 2012: – 4 August 29 Date: 27 July 2012 (Day 0) July 27 2012 Date: 10:00–11:30 Time: Aquatics Media Centre ConferenceLocation: Room, Date: 26 July 2012 (Day -1) July 2012 26 Date: 12:00–14:00 Time: Aquatics Media Centre ConferenceLocation: Room, – – SW15 19:30 start time – Rehearsal the following 12:00, at 2012 July 27 on rehearsal a attend will officials Technical technical officials’ meeting, to practice parading on and off the field of play. Clipboards will be distributed at the technical officials’ meeting. Daily briefings Clipboards will be distributed at the technical Officials’ Lounge as follows: the Technical on competition days will take place in – Technical officials’ officials’ meeting Technical Venue familiarisation Venue at the Aquatics Centre on 27 July 2012, A venue tour will take place upon arrival This will ensure that technical officials are before the technical officials’ meeting. Officials’ Lounge, changing rooms, meeting rooms, familiar with the Technical This tour will also cover the venue and entry and exit points to the field of play. emergency and evacuation procedures. A representative from each NOC must be present at the team leaders’ meeting, A representative from each NOC must All representatives will be required to sign which will be led by FINA personnel. to representatives when they arrive in at the meeting. An agenda will be provided at the meeting. Pre-competition procedures Pre-competition leaders’ meeting Team Assistance for technical officials Officials’ Services team members will be available to assist technical officials with any non-technical requests and information that they require. Competition procedures Entering the field of play Technical officials will be escorted from the Technical Officials’ Lounge to the officials’ marshalling area located on the south side of the venue approximately 10 minutes before the start of the competition. Technical officials will then receive a verbal command confirming when to enter the field of play, after which they will parade into position. Technical officials must ensure all personal items are kept off the field of play and that their personal presentation is of the highest order.

Activity between competition Technical officials will be transported to their hotels after the end of the heats and finals sessions. Refreshments will be available in the Technical Officials’ Lounge. Post-competition procedures Leaving the field of play Technical officials should follow the directions of the announcer and leave the field of play when requested, leaving the pool deck by the south exit.

Debrief meetings Immediately after the end of each session, technical officials will attend a debrief meeting, which will take place in the Technical Officials’ Lounge.

Medals and certificates All technical officials who participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games will receive a participation medal and certificate.

Competition: Venue information

The pool events of the Swimming competition will be held at the Aquatics Centre in the new Olympic Park, a dazzling new building designed by acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid and built specifically for the Games. Featuring a distinctive wave-like roof and state-of-the-art facilities, the venue includes a 50m competition pool, a 25m competition Diving pool and a 50m warm-up pool. Temporary seating during the Games will increase the gross capacity to 17,500 for the Swimming events. Key information Aquatics Centre Olympic Park London E20 3AQ

56 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Swimming 57 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide AquaticsLondon 2012 Technical Officials’ Lounge Technical Lounge is located near the changing areas and will offer Officials’ The Technical briefings. Refreshments will be a dedicated workspace and area for daily provided in this area. Medical facilities See p27. IF facilities have access to computers, printers, a telephone, internet officials will Technical access cables and stationary Internet in the FINA Office. access cables will also Swimming Committee Room and Technical be available in the Technical Swimming Committee Commission Room. Changing roomsChanging have access to designated male and female changing officials will Technical changing areas. rooms that include showers, toilets and Venue facilities and services and facilities Venue Temperature controlTemperature with the FINA Rules and The water temperature will be in accordance Regulations: Facilities, section 2.11 (Swimming). Field of play of Field of 3m. Competition is a 10-lane, 50m pool with a depth The competition pool lanes of the pool. The competition area and will be conducted in the eight central with FINA Rules and Regulations. all equipment will be presented in accordance Transport servicesTransport schedule. be scheduled around the Swimming competition will For transport information, see p14. ITOs and NTOs based in the Premier Inn Stratford will walk from the hotel and in the Premier Inn Stratford will walk ITOs and NTOs based cross the Stratford via the Stratford Gate. They will then enter the Olympic Park enter the eastern bridge, travel down the first set of wing of the venue and Walk entrance. and enter the venue through the athletes’ stairs to the load zone All technical officials will access the Aquatics Centre via the athletes’ entrance. Centre via the athletes’ the Aquatics officials will access All technical officials’ transportThe technical system (TF) will transport FINA Swimming to the load zone, next the Aquatics Centre members to Committee Technical Committee pick up Technical The TF system will to the venue. athletes’ entrance location to returnmembers from the same them to their hotel. Venue access Venue 58 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Marathon Swimming Venue evacuation and emergency procedures There are two assembly points for the Aquatics Centre. The prime assembly point (A) is located south-west of the venue in the front-of-house space, next to the spectator entrance. If this access route or assembly point is unavailable, then all personnel will be directed to assembly point B, which is located north-west of the venue in the Olympic Park. Should an evacuation occur, all personnel will be directed by the Event Services stewards, security guards and key workforce to the nearest emergency exit. A public address (PA) announcement will provide further instructions.

60 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Marathon Swimming

Key dates 9 July 2012 Sport entries final deadline (midnight, GMT +1) Olympic Village official opening 16 July 2012 Start of official training (14:00) 27 July 2012 (Day 0) Olympic Games Opening Ceremony p18 Marathon Swimming team leaders’ meeting p64 (10:00) 8 August 2012 (Day 12) Marathon Swimming technical officials’ briefing p64 (11:30) Marathon Swimming daily technical officials’ p64 9 August 2012 (Day 13) briefing (09:30) Women’s 10km Marathon Swimming event p63 Marathon Swimming daily technical officials’ p64 10 August 2012 (Day 14) briefing (09:30) Swimming Men’s 10km Marathon Swimming event p63 Marathon 12 August 2012 (Day 16) Olympic Games Closing Ceremony p18 15 August 2012 Olympic Village closes

LOCOG competition management Aquatics Manager Charlotte O’Neill Aquatics Services Manager Catherine Castell Swimming Manager Lucy Rouse Marathon Swimming Technical Operations Manager Colin Hill Marathon Swimming Water Safety Officer Martin Suzan Marathon Swimming Administration Group Leader Kate Palmer Aquatics Swimming Athlete Services Group Leader Marie Atkinson-Brian Aquatics Swimming Field of Play Group Leader Barry Saunders Aquatics Swimming IF Services Group Leader Will Bastin Aquatics Swimming Sport Information Group Leader Clare Locke

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 61 FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Chairman Ronnie Wong Man Chiu HKG Jorge Aurelio Delgado Vice Chairman ECU Panchana Honorary Secretary (acting) Andrea Prayer ITA Khwaja Aziz BAN Valerijus Belovas LTU Sid Cassidy USA Tomás Haces Germán CUB Members Samuel Greetham GBR Zouheir El Moufti MAR John West NZL Noam Zwi ISR Washington Beltran URU Haten Seifallah Mohamed Events Sub-Committee EGY Ibrahim Shelley Taylor-Smith AUS Bureau Liaison and Technical Delegate Dennis Miller FIJ

For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, see p22.

International Technical Officials (ITOs) Alexei Akatiev RUS Ricardo Ratto BRA Bill Ford AUS William Worster RSA Ji Hong CHN

National Technical Officials (NTOs) Steve Gunter Lesley Prentice Iain Hodgson Margaret Roberts Paul Kendall Hannah Smith Ralph Payne Kim Weetman

62 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Medal events Men (1) Women (1) 10km Marathon Swimming 10km Marathon Swimming

Competition format The 10km Marathon Swimming events will be held as straight finals.

Competition draw At the team leaders’ meeting on 8 August 2012 (see p64), after the final approval of the entries, Omega will use a random computerised draw to assign bib numbers to the 25 athletes in each event. After the bib numbers have been assigned, the start lists for both women and men will be produced. The bib number denotes the starting position for athletes on the pontoon. Competition rules The Marathon Swimming competitions will be held in accordance with the editions of the following documents that are in force at the time of the Games:

–– FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) –– IOC Olympic Charter (available at www.olympic.org) Swimming Marathon Marathon In accordance with Rule 46 (Technical responsibilities of the IFs at the Olympic Games) and the Bye-law to Rule 46 of the IOC Olympic Charter, FINA will be responsible for the technical control and direction of the Marathon Swimming competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Protests For the regulations governing protests, please refer to the FINA Rules and Regulations: General Rules, sections 9.2 (Protests) and 9.3 (Jury of Appeal). The ‘Protest form’ can be collected from the Sport Information Desk (SID) at Hyde Park, and the individual submitting the protest must report to the SID within 30 minutes of the event finishing. The form will then be passed to the FINA Chief Referee; if the Chief Referee agrees to the protest, the form will be passed to the Jury of Appeal. The FINA Chief Referee will then directly inform the team official in the Athletes’ Lounge of the protest’s outcome.

Start lists Teams must collect copies of the ORIS outputs ‘Entry list by event’ and ‘Entry list by NOC’ from the SID at Hyde Park on 24 July 2012. Team leaders must check all entry data, including entry times and the spelling of athletes’ names, and submit a ‘Corrections form’ with any amendments to the SID before the end of the team leaders’ meeting on 8 August 2012.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 63 Following the conclusion of the team leaders’ meeting, start lists will be posted in team pigeonholes at the SID.

Corrections Copies of the ‘Correction form’ will be available at the SID and at the team leaders’ meeting. Forms must be submitted before the end of the team leaders’ meeting.

Withdrawals Withdrawal forms may be collected from and submitted to the SID. Any withdrawals should be submitted to the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC) Honorary Secretary by the end of the team leaders’ meeting. After the team leaders’ meeting, the withdrawal form should be countersigned by the team doctor.

Trainer’s form NOCs must complete the ‘Trainer’s form’ that nominates a team official to access the feeding pontoon for both the men’s and women’s competition. A separate form must be completed for each race. Forms must be submitted to the SID no later than 14:30 on 8 August 2012. Team officials will then need to collect a supplementary accreditation pass from the SID. Competition schedule Changes to the competition schedule will be communicated to NOCs through the Sport Information Desk (SID) at Hyde Park. Changes will also appear on Info+.

9 August 2012 (Day 13), Hyde Park SW16 Women’s 10km Marathon Swimming, Victory Ceremony 12:00–15:00 10 August 2012 (Day 14), Hyde Park SW17 Men’s 10km Marathon Swimming, Victory Ceremony 12:00–15:00

64 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Pre-competition procedures Team leaders’ meeting Date: 8 August 2012 (Day 12) Time: 10:00–11:00 Location: Media Conference Centre, Hyde Park

A representative from each NOC must be present at the team leaders’ meeting, which will be led by FINA personnel. All representatives will be required to sign in at the meeting. An agenda will be provided to representatives when they arrive at the meeting.

Technical officials’ briefings Date: 8 August 2012 Time: 11:30–12:30 Location: Media Conference Room, Hyde Park

Daily briefings on 9 August and 10 August 2012 (competition days) will take place in the Technical Officials’ Lounge at Hyde Park at 09:30.

Venue familiarisation A venue tour will take place upon arrival at Hyde Park on 8 August 2012, before the technical officials’ briefing. This will ensure that technical officials are familiar Swimming with the Technical Officials’ Lounge, changing areas, meeting rooms, and entry Marathon and exit points to the field of play. This session will also cover the emergency and evacuation procedures.

Technical officials equipment distribution Technical officials will be provided with relevant sport equipment required for their role, including stop watches, red/yellow flags, starting horns, clipboards, competition forms, whiteboards and markers and whistles. All sport equipment will meet FINA regulations.

Technical officials will access their boats via the evacuation pontoon. Life jackets will be provided to all technical officials and must be worn on the water at all times.

Rehearsals Technical officials will attend the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) rehearsal on 8 August 2012 between 14:00 and 17:00.

Assistance for technical officials Officials’ Services team members will be available to assist technical officials with any non-technical requests and information that they require.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 65 Competition procedures Entering the field of play The following procedures will be in place for both the men’s and women’s events, which are both scheduled to start at 12:00.

Time Activity Details The feeding pontoon official must report Feeding pontoon official to the evacuation pontoon in order to be 11:25 transported to feeding escorted by boat to the feeding pontoon pontoon. All water-based officials must meet at Officials report to the evacuation pontoon. Officials will be 11:35 evacuation pontoon directed to the relevant boat and given a life jacket. The Chief Referee will carry out the final athlete briefing and then report directly Final athlete briefing 11:35–11:45 to the evacuation pontoon, where they (Final Call Room) will board their boat and then proceed to the start pontoon. The starter must be in position on the Starter in position start pontoon. Timekeepers must be in position on land next to the start pontoon. Following the start of the event, timekeepers will 11:40 relocate to a seated area near the boat Timekeepers report to house. positions Timekeepers and finish judges must proceed to the finish pontoon during the last lap of the race.

The Chief Referee will be escorted to the finish pontoon before the end of the race. Technical officials must ensure all personal items are kept off the field of play and that their personal presentation is of the highest order.

Activity between competition Technical officials will receive a packed lunch in the Technical Officials’ Lounge. A refreshment station will also be provided in this area and drinking water will be available on boats.

66 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Post-competition procedures Debrief meetings Immediately after the end of each competition session, technical officials will attend a debrief meeting in the Technical Officials’ Lounge.

Leaving the field of play Following the end of the race, all water-based officials will be escorted back to the evacuation pontoon. All land-based officials should leave the field of play as directed by the LOCOG Marathon Swimming Technical Operations Manager.

Medals and certificates All technical officials who participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games will receive a participation medal and certificate.

Competition: Venue information

The Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, in the heart of central London, will host the 10km Marathon Swimming events at London 2012. Home to the famous Serpentine Swimming Club, Hyde Park is the largest of London’s Royal Parks and has been open to the public since 1637. A grandstand overlooking the finishing Swimming area will provide seating for 3,000 during the competition. Marathon Key information Hyde Park London W2 2UH

Venue access The technical officials’ transport system (TF) will transport all technical officials to the technical officials’ load zone located on North Carriage Drive. Technical officials will then walk 600m along West Carriage Drive to the accredited entry on the south-west corner of the venue. Technical officials will be dropped off and picked up from the same load zone by the TF system. For transport information, see p14. Field of play For a course map, see the back of this guide. All buoys are compulsory and please note that there are no directional buoys. There will be nine 2.5m-high pink buoys; four pink horizontal turning buoys; three 1.5m-high yellow buoys; and one 2.5m-high white buoy. Pink buoys must be kept on the swimmers’ right-hand side, and yellow buoys must be kept on the left. The white buoy is the final turn buoy leading to the home straight and should be kept on the swimmers’ left. Two 1m-high yellow fender buoys mark the end of the pontoons. There will be FINA turn judges at the four pink outer horizontal turning buoys. The competition area

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 67 and all equipment will be presented in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations.

Feeding pontoon The feeding pontoon is located on the south side of the lake (next to the café). The pontoon is 26m long and fixed to a permanent jetty. Venue facilities and services Changing rooms Technical officials will have access to designated male and female changing rooms, which include toilets and changing areas.

IF facilities Technical officials will have access to a computer, printer, telephone, internet access cables and stationary in the FINA Office. Internet access cables will also be available in the Technical Open Water Committee Room and Technical Open Water Committee Commission Room.

Medical facilities See p27.

Technical Officials’ Lounge The Technical Officials’ Lounge is located near the changing areas and will provide a dedicated workspace and area for daily briefings. Refreshments will be provided in the lounge. Venue evacuation and emergency procedures If the competition venue needs to be evacuated, all personnel will be directed outside the venue perimeter to the café. A full evacuation will be led by Event Services stewards.

68 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming 70 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Synchronised Swimming

Key dates 9 July 2012 Sport entries final deadline (midnight, GMT +1) Olympic Village official opening 16 July 2012 Start of official training (14:00) 27 July 2012 (Day 0) Olympic Games Opening Ceremony p18 Synchronised Swimming team leaders’ meeting p76 (14:00) 3 August 2012 (Day 7) Synchronised Swimming technical officials’ p76 meeting (16:00) 5 August 2012 (Day 9) Start of Synchronised Swimming competition p75 10 August 2012 (Day 14) End of Synchronised Swimming competition p75 12 August 2012 (Day 16) Olympic Games Closing Ceremony p18 15 August 2012 Olympic Village closes

LOCOG competition management Aquatics Manager Charlotte O’Neill Aquatics Services Manager Catherine Castell Synchronised Synchronised

Synchronised Swimming Manager Kara Luck Swimming Synchronised Swimming Technical Operations Manager Brigitte Légaré Synchronised Swimming Administration Group Leader Lauren Smith Synchronised Swimming Field of Play Group Leader Dennis Yeoman Aquatics Athlete Services Group Leader Marie Atkinson-Brian Aquatics IF Services Group Leader Will Bastin Aquatics Sport Information Group Leader Clare Locke Aquatics Training Manager Ben Whaymand

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 71 FINA Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee Chairman Stefania Tudini ITA Vice Chairman Igor Kartashov RUS Honorary Secretary Virginia Jasontek USA Heather Archer CAN Maria José Bilbao ESP Sue Edwards NZL Jennifer Gray GBR Members Sonia Hercowitz BRA Miwako Homma JPN Jenny Naidoo RSA Kiril Todorov MEX Li Yu CHN Danae Christou EGY Events Sub-Committee Livia Gut La Ragione SUI Svitlana Saidova UKR Bureau Liaison and Technical Delegate Qiuping Zhang CHN

For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, see p22.

International Technical Officials (ITOs) Francesca Berti ITA Ulla Lucenius FIN Marie-Claude Besançon FRA Alvaro Montano COL Zhanna Demchenko KAZ Alina Piontkovskaya UZB Judges Rosa Gujiarro ESP Diane Van Der Pol CAN Young Chae Kim KOR Yuki Saito JPN Linda Loehndorf USA Elena Tcarkova RUS Helzir Lopes BRA Luo Xi CHN Deck Official Ivona Kralikova CZE Chief Recorder Sue Johnson USA Music Master Giuseppe Di Prima ITA

72 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics National Technical Officials (NTOs) Judge Allison Pratt Deck Official: Scorers Janet Clayton Richard Crisp Phyllis McLean Andrew Williams Deck Official: Timekeepers Ian Watson

Medal events Women (2) Duets Teams

Competition format

Teams competition (8 teams qualified) Duets competition (24 duets qualified) Teams technical routine Duets technical routine Teams free routine final Duets free routine preliminary Duets free routine final

Duets The Duets event will begin with a preliminary phase, which consists of the

technical routine and the free routine preliminary. The draw for both routines will Synchronised be conducted at the first team leaders’ meeting. Swimming

–– Technical routine: Each duet will perform a routine, which must contain eight required elements executed in order. Time: 2:20 (plus or minus 0:15).

–– Free routine preliminary: This routine is free, with no restrictions as to choice of music, content or choreography, and may consist of any figures and strokes. Time: 3:30 (plus or minus 0:15).

The 12 duets with the highest total scores in the preliminary phase will progress to the final. If two or more duets are tied for the 12th qualifying place at the end of the preliminary phase, the following tiebreakers will be used, in order: the higher free routine score; the higher technical merit score in the free routine preliminary; the higher technical routine scores and the higher execution score in the technical routine. If the tie remains after these tiebreakers have been applied, all tied teams will progress to the final.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 73 The 12 qualified duets will be drawn for the free routine final in two groups of six. Those who placed 1–6 will draw for start numbers 7–12; those who placed 7–12 will draw for start numbers 1–6.

–– Free routine final: This routine is free, with no restrictions as to choice of music, content or choreography, and may consist of any figures, strokes and/or parts thereof. Time: 3:30 (plus or minus 0:15).

Each duet’s final score will be calculated by adding their score from the technical routine to their score from the free routine final.

Teams The Teams event will consist of a final only, incorporating the technical routine and the free routine. The draw for the technical routine will be conducted at the first team leaders’ meeting.

–– Technical routine: Each team of eight competitors will perform a routine that must contain the required elements. Seven required elements must be executed in order. Time: 2:50 (plus or minus 0:15).

The draw for the free routine will take place after the technical routine, and will see the teams divided into two groups of four. Those who placed 1–4 will draw for start numbers 5–8; those who placed 5–8 will draw for start numbers 1–4.

–– Free routine final: This routine is free with no restrictions as to choice of music, content or choreography, and may consist of any figures, strokes, and/or parts thereof. Time: 4:00 (plus or minus 0:15).

Each team’s final score will be calculated by adding their score from the technical routine to their score from the free routine final. Scoring Two panels of seven judges will judge each routine.

Technical routine One panel will judge execution (70% execution of required elements, 30% execution of rest of the routine), and the other panel will judge overall impression (40% choreography, 20% (for Duets)/30% (for Teams) synchronisation, 30% (for Duets)/20% (for Teams) difficulty, 10% manner of presentation). The highest and the lowest scores from each panel will be discarded, and the scores of the remaining five judges will be used to calculate that panel’s score. The total score for the technical routine will be calculated by adding the score for execution to the score for overall impression, less any penalty deductions, for a maximum of 100 points.

74 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Free routine One panel will judge technical merit (40% execution, 30% synchronisation, 30% difficulty), and the other will judge artistic impression (50% choreography, 30% music interpretation, 20% manner of presentation). Judges on each panel will enter three scores, one for each component. The highest and the lowest scores for each component from each panel will be discarded, and the scores of the remaining five judges will be used to calculate that panel’s score for the particular component using the weighting percentages given above. The total score for the free routine will be calculated by adding the score for technical merit to the score for artistic impression, less any penalty deductions, for a maximum of 100 points. Competition draw The competition draw will be conducted at the team leaders’ meeting on 3 August 2012. For details, see p76. Competition rules The Synchronised Swimming competition will be held in accordance with the editions of the following documents that are in force at the time of the Games:

–– FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) –– IOC Olympic Charter (available at www.olympic.org)

In accordance with Rule 46 (Technical responsibilities of the IFs at the Olympic Games) and the Bye-law to Rule 46 of the IOC Olympic Charter, FINA will be responsible for the technical control and direction of the Synchronised Swimming competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Synchronised Synchronised

Appeals and protests Swimming For the regulations governing protests, please refer to the FINA Rules and Regulations: General Rules, sections 9.2 (Protests) and 9.3 (Jury of Appeal). ‘Protest forms’ may be collected from the Sport Information Desk at the Aquatics Centre and must be submitted to the referee.

Appointment of judges Two panels of seven judges will be used to judge each event. The composition of the panels will be determined by the FINA Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 75 Competition schedule Changes to the competition schedule will be communicated to NOCs through the Sport Information Desk (SID) at the Aquatics Centre. Changes will also appear on Info+.

5 August 2012 (Day 9), Aquatics Centre SY01 Duets: preliminaries (technical routine) 15:00–16:50 6 August 2012 (Day 10), Aquatics Centre SY02 Duets: preliminaries (free routine) 15:00–17:25 7 August 2012 (Day 11), Aquatics Centre SY03 Duets: final, Victory Ceremony 15:00–16:30 9 August 2012 (Day 13), Aquatics Centre SY04 Teams: final (technical routine) 15:00–15:50 10 August 2012 (Day 14), Aquatics Centre SY05 Teams: final (free routine), Victory Ceremony 15:00–16:20

76 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Pre-competition procedures Team leaders’ meeting Date: 3 August 2012 (Day 7) Time: 14:00–15:30 Location: Media Conference Room, Aquatics Centre

It is mandatory for a representative from each NOC to attend the team leaders’ meeting, which will be led by the FINA Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee. Team leaders and coaches are welcome to attend. All representatives will be required to notify their attendance during the roll call.

A draft agenda is given below, although NOCs should note that a complete agenda will be distributed at the meeting. The two key objectives of the meeting are the acceptance of final updates (spelling, withdrawals, etc) to the entries lists and the completion of the draw for order of appearance.

–– Entry checks –– Welcome and roll call –– Introduction from FINA –– Draw for order of appearance –– Changes to entries after the draw –– Athlete flows –– Passport checks

Technical officials’ meeting Date: 3 August 2012 (Day 7) Time: 16:00 Synchronised Synchronised

Location: Media Conference Room, Aquatics Centre Swimming

Daily briefings Daily briefings for judges will be held at 14:00, immediately before each competition session, in the Technical Officials’ Lounge.

Venue familiarisation A venue tour will take place upon arrival at the Aquatics Centre on 3 August 2012, before the technical officials’ meeting. This will ensure that technical officials are familiar with the Technical Officials’ Lounge, changing areas, meeting rooms, and entry and exit points to the field of play. This session will also cover the emergency and evacuation procedures.

Technical officials equipment distribution Technical officials will be provided with the relevant sport equipment required for their role including stopwatches, clipboards, competition forms and whistles.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 77 For judges and technical assistants, a clipboard containing the competition paperwork and stationary items will be positioned in the correct location before the start of competition.

Please note that all judges will be required to sign their judging slips in advance.

Rehearsal A rehearsal will take place on 5 August at 12:45, which will include a practice of the judges’ parade and familiarisation.

Assistance for technical officials Officials’ Services team members will be available to assist technical officials with any non-technical requests and information that they require. Competition procedures Entering the field of play The following procedures will be in place for all events, which will start at 15:00.

Time Activity Details Immediately after the judges’ daily briefing, all judges must report to the Technical Judges report to Technical Officials’ Lounge ready for the parade. Officials’ Lounge Judges will then be escorted by Officials’ Services team members into the correct 14:35 positions for the parade. Technical Assistants report All FINA Technical Synchronised Swimming to Technical Synchronised Committee members appointed to Technical Swimming Committee Assistant roles must be in position. Room Officials take position on Timekeepers and manual scorers must be in 14:40 field of play position on the field of play.

Technical officials must ensure all personal items are kept off the field of play and that their personal presentation is of the highest order.

Activity between matches A refreshment station will be provided in the Technical Officials’ Lounge and drinking water will be available on the field of play. Post-competition procedures Debrief meetings Immediately after the end of the competition session, technical officials will attend a debrief meeting in the Technical Officials’ Lounge.

78 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Leaving the field of play Judges will be required to parade off the field of play at the conclusion of the session as requested by the announcer. Judges will then be escorted by the Officials’ Services team members back to the Technical Officials’ Lounge. Judges should leave their clipboards in place on the judging tables for collection.

Medals and certificates All technical officials who participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games will receive a participation medal and certificate.

Competition: Venue information

The Synchronised Swimming competition will be held at the Aquatics Centre in the new Olympic Park, a dazzling new building designed by acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid and built specifically for the Games. Featuring a distinctive wave-like roof and state-of-the-art facilities, the venue includes a 50m competition pool, a 25m competition Diving pool and a 50m warm-up pool. Temporary seating during the Games will increase the gross capacity to 17,500 for the Synchronised Swimming events. Key information Aquatics Centre Olympic Park London E20 2AQ Synchronised Synchronised

Venue access Swimming All technical officials will access the Aquatics Centre via the athletes’ entrance. The technical officials’ transport system (TF) will transport FINA Synchronised Swimming Technical Committee members to the Aquatics Centre load zone, next to the athletes’ entrance to the venue. The TF system will pick up Technical Committee members from the same location to return them to their hotel.

ITOs and NTOs based in the Premier Inn Stratford will walk from the hotel and enter the Olympic Park via the Stratford Gate. They will then cross the Stratford Walk bridge, enter the eastern wing of the venue and travel down the first set of stairs to the load zone and enter the venue through the athletes’ entrance.

Transport services will be scheduled around the Synchronised Swimming competition schedule. For transport information, see p14. Field of play The field of play will consist of a 30m x 25m area within the competition pool with a depth of 3m, an entry platform (25m wide x 4.5m deep x 0.95m high)

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 79 and two judging panels on raised platforms (10.5m wide x 2m deep x 0.60m high), one on either side of the pool. The field of play and all equipment will be presented in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations. In particular, the water temperature will be in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations: Facilities, section 10.7 (Pools for Synchronised Swimming). Venue facilities and services Changing rooms Technical officials will have access to designated male and female changing rooms that include showers, toilets and changing areas.

IF facilities Technical officials will have access to a computer, printer, telephone, internet access cables and stationary in the FINA Office. Internet access cables will also be available in the Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee Room and Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee Commission Room.

Medical facilities See p27.

Technical Officials’ Lounge The Technical Officials’ Lounge will be shared by judges, timekeepers and manual scorers. It is located close to the changing rooms and will offer a dedicated workspace and area for daily briefings. Pigeonholes in this area will provide access to results and notifications. A refreshment station will also be provided in this area. Venue evacuation and emergency procedures There are two assembly points for the Aquatics Centre. The prime assembly point (A) is located south-west of the venue in the front-of-house space, next to the spectator entrance. If this access route or assembly point is unavailable, then all personnel will be directed to assembly point B, which is located north-west of the venue in the Olympic Park. Should an evacuation occur, all personnel will be directed by the Event Services stewards, security guards and key workforce to the nearest emergency exit. A public address (PA) announcement will provide further instructions.

80 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Aquatics – Water Polo Aquatics – Water Polo

Key dates 5 May 2012 Water Polo competition draw p85 9 July 2012 Sport entries final deadline (midnight, GMT +1) Olympic Village official opening 16 July 2012 Start of official training (14:00) 27 July 2012 (Day 0) Olympic Games Opening Ceremony p18 Water Polo team leaders’ meeting (followed by 28 July 2012 (Day 1) p90 technical officials’ meeting) (15:45) 29 July 2012 (Day 2) Start of Water Polo competition p87 End of Water Polo competition p87 12 August 2012 (Day 16) Olympic Games Closing Ceremony p18 15 August 2012 Olympic Village closes

LOCOG competition management Aquatics Manager Charlotte O’Neill Aquatics Services Manager Catherine Castell Water Polo Manager Julie Allsopp Water Polo Technical Operations Manager Nikola Jovanovic Water Polo Administration Group Leader Gemma Wright Water Polo Field of Play Group Leader Michael Duddle Aquatics Athlete Services Group Leader Marie Atkinson-Brian Aquatics IF Services Group Leader Will Bastin Aquatics Sport Information Group Leader Clare Locke Aquatics Training Manager Ben Whaymand

FINA Technical Water Polo Committee Chairman Gianni Lonzi ITA Vice Chairman Richard Foster USA Honorary Secretary John Whitehouse AUS

82 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Khosrow Amini IRI Boukezouha Badreddine ALG Niculae Firoiu GER Manuel Ibern ESP Members Andrey Kryukov KAZ Evgeny Sharonov RUS William J (‘Bill’) Shaw CAN Haluk Toygarli TUR Mohie Wahied Farid EGY Events Sub-Committee G.O. Martin HUN Aleksandar Sostar SRB Bureau Liaison and Technical Dimitris Diathesopoulos GRE Delegate

For a full list of the FINA Bureau 2009–2013, see p22.

International Technical Officials (ITOs) Adrian Alexandrescu ROU Daniel Flahive AUS Alan Balfanbaev KAZ Gyorgy Juhasz HUN Sergio Borrell ESP Steven Rotsart USA Referees with Teams Mario Brguljan MNE Shi Wei Ni CHN Massimiliano Caputi ITA Dragan Stamplija CRO Mihailo Ciric SRB Georgios Stavridis GRE Water Polo Water Svetlana Dreval RUS Anton Bervoets NED German Moller ARG Denis Danelon BRA Guy Pinker RSA Marie-Claude CAN Ulrich Spiegel GER Neutral Referees Deslières Radoslaw Koryzna POL Emmanuel Taylan TUR Kazuhiko Makita JPN Cory Williams NZL Boris Margeta SLO

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 83 Jean-Paul Clémençon FRA Thomas Hoad AUS Deck Officials William Frady USA Eng Bock Tan SIN

National Technical Officials (NTOs) Referee with Team Brian Littlejohn Christopher Charles Paul Metcalfe Catherine Elder Charlotte Miller Ken Fussell Denise Pimblett Table Officials Michael Hesketh Michael Saunders Duncan Holmes Gregory Schey Elaine Hudson Helena Stocker Trevor Hyde Sharon Worthington Tad Detko Michael Jukes Goal Judges Ross Elder Damien Taylor

Participating NOCs Men AUS CRO ESP GBR GRE HUN ITA KAZ MNE ROU SRB USA Women AUS CHN ESP GBR HUN ITA RUS USA

Medal events Men (1) Women (1) 12-team tournament 8-team tournament

Competition format Men’s tournament The men’s tournament will begin with the preliminary round. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six teams, and each team will play every other team in

84 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics its group. The four best-ranked teams in each group will progress to the quarter- finals, from which point the tournament will be conducted according to a knockout format as follows:

–– The winners of the semi-finals will play in the gold medal match. –– The losers of the semi-finals will play in the bronze medal match. –– The losers of the quarter-finals will play a series of classification matches to determine the rankings from fifth to eighth. –– The four teams that failed to qualify from the preliminary round will be ranked from ninth to 12th in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations: By-Law 9.4.1.2 (Olympic Games Tournament – Men: Schedule of Games).

Women’s tournament The women’s tournament will begin with the preliminary round. The eight teams will be divided into two groups of four teams, and each team will play every other team in its group. The rankings for each group at the end of the preliminary round will determine the draw for the quarter-finals, from which point the tournament will be conducted according to a knockout format as follows:

–– The winners of the semi-finals will play in the gold medal match. –– The losers of the semi-finals will play in the bronze medal match. –– The losers of the quarter-finals will play a series of classification matches to determine the rankings from fifth to eighth.

Team rankings during the preliminary round Team rankings during the preliminary round will be determined by the number of points awarded in group matches. Two points will be awarded for a win, one point will be awarded for a draw and zero points will be awarded for a loss. Ties will be broken in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations: By-Law 9.6 (Classification).

Competition draw

The draw for both Water Polo events was conducted by FINA on 5 May 2012. Polo Water Teams were drawn into groups A or B depending on their qualification criteria, and then drawn for positions 1–6 within each group in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations: By-Law 9.4.1.1 (Olympic Games Tournament – Men: Draw) and By-Law 9.4.2.1 (Olympic Games Tournament – Women: Draw). Competition rules The Water Polo competition will be held in accordance with the editions of the following documents that are in force at the time of the Games:

–– FINA Rules and Regulations (available at www.fina.org) –– IOC Olympic Charter (available at www.olympic.org)

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 85 In accordance with Rule 46 (Technical responsibilities of the IFs at the Olympic Games) and the Bye-law to Rule 46 of the IOC Olympic Charter, FINA will be responsible for the technical control and direction of the Water Polo competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Duration and penalty shoot-outs In accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations, matches will consist of four periods of eight minutes actual play.

In the event of a tie at full-time in any classification match, quarter-final, semi-final or medal match, extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of three minutes actual play. If the scores are tied after this extra time, a penalty shoot-out will determine the winner. For more information, please see the FINA Rules and Regulations: Water Polo, Rule 11.3 (Duration of the Game).

Protests For the regulations governing protests, please refer to the FINA Rules and Regulations: General Rules, sections 9.2 (Protests) and 9.3 (Jury of Appeal). ‘Protest forms’ may be collected from the Sport Information Desk (SID) at the Water Polo Arena and must be submitted in writing to the FINA Technical Commission Room at the Water Polo Arena within 30 minutes of the end of the respective match, together with CHF100 or its equivalent.

86 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Competition schedule Changes to the competition schedule made before 12:00 on 28 July 2012 will be communicated to NOCs at the team leaders’ meeting (see p90). Changes made to the schedule after this date will be communicated through the Sport Information Desk (SID) at the Water Polo Arena. Changes will also appear on Info+.

Please note that FINA may change the order and schedule of games in order to meet with Host Federation and/or broadcast requirements, provided that at least 24 hours’ notice is given.

29 July 2012 (Day 2), Water Polo Arena

WP01 10:00–11:20 Men’s preliminary, group A: GRE v CRO 10:00–12:40 11:20–12:40 Men’s preliminary, group A: KAZ v ESP

WP02 14:10–15:30 Men’s preliminary, group A: ITA v AUS 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Men’s preliminary, group B: HUN v SRB

WP03 18:20–19:40 Men’s preliminary, group B: ROU v GBR 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Men’s preliminary, group B: MNE v USA 30 July 2012 (Day 3), Water Polo Arena

WP04 14:10–15:30 Women’s preliminary, group A: ESP v CHN 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Women’s preliminary, group B: ITA v AUS

WP05 18:20–19:40 Women’s preliminary, group B: GBR v RUS 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Women’s preliminary, group A: HUN v USA 31 July 2012 (Day 4), Water Polo Arena

WP06 10:00–11:20 Men’s preliminary, group B: HUN v MNE 10:00–12:40 11:20–12:40 Men’s preliminary, group A: CRO v ESP Water Polo Water WP07 14:10–15:30 Men’s preliminary, group A: AUS v KAZ 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Men’s preliminary, group A: GRE v ITA

WP08 18:20–19:40 Men’s preliminary, group B: SRB v GBR 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Men’s preliminary, group B: USA v ROU 1 August 2012 (Day 5), Water Polo Arena

WP09 14:10–15:30 Women’s preliminary, group A: HUN v CHN 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Women’s preliminary, group B: ITA v RUS

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 87 WP10 18:20–19:40 Women’s preliminary, group A: ESP v USA 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Women’s preliminary, group B: GBR v AUS 2 August 2012 (Day 6), Water Polo Arena

WP11 10:00–11:20 Men’s preliminary, group A: ESP v AUS 10:00–12:40 11:20–12:40 Men’s preliminary, group A: KAZ v GRE

WP12 14:10–15:30 Men’s preliminary, group B: MNE v SRB 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Men’s preliminary, group B: ROU v HUN

WP13 18:20–19:40 Men’s preliminary, group B: GBR v USA 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Men’s preliminary, group A: ITA v CRO 3 August 2012 (Day 7), Water Polo Arena

WP14 14:10–15:30 Women’s preliminary, group A: ESP v HUN 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Women’s preliminary, group B: RUS v AUS

WP15 18:20–19:40 Women’s preliminary, group B: GBR v ITA 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Women’s preliminary, group A: CHN v USA 4 August 2012 (Day 8), Water Polo Arena

WP16 10:00–11:20 Men’s preliminary, group B: MNE v ROU 10:00–12:40 11:20–12:40 Men’s preliminary, group A: CRO v AUS

WP17 14:10–15:30 Men’s preliminary, group A: GRE v ESP 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Men’s preliminary, group A: ITA v KAZ

WP18 18:20–19:40 Men’s preliminary, group B: HUN v GBR 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Men’s preliminary, group B: SRB v USA 5 August 2012 (Day 9), Water Polo Arena

WP19 14:50–16:10 Women’s quarter-final 1 14:50–17:30 16:10–17:30 Women’s quarter-final 2

WP20 19:00–20:20 Women’s quarter-final 3 19:00–21:40 20:30–21:40 Women’s quarter-final 4 6 August 2012 (Day 10), Water Polo Arena

WP21 10:00–11:20 Men’s preliminary, group A: KAZ v CRO 10:00–12:40 11:20–12:40 Men’s preliminary, group A: GRE v AUS

WP22 14:10–15:30 Men’s preliminary, group B: ROU v SRB 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Men’s preliminary, group B: HUN v USA

88 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics WP23 18:20–19:40 Men’s preliminary, group B: GBR v MNE 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Men’s preliminary, group A: ESP v ITA 7 August 2012 (Day 11), Water Polo Arena Women’s classification semi-final 1, 14:10–15:30 WP24 5th–8th places 14:10–16:50 15:30–16:50 Women’s semi-final 1 Women’s classification semi-final 2, 18:20–19:40 WP25 5th–8th places 18:20–21:00 19:40–21:00 Women’s semi-final 2 8 August 2012 (Day 12), Water Polo Arena

WP26 14:30–15:50 Men’s quarter-final 1 14:30–17:10 15:50–17:10 Men’s quarter-final 2

WP27 18:40–20:00 Men’s quarter-final 3 18:40–21:20 20:00–21:20 Men’s quarter-final 4 9 August 2012 (Day 13), Water Polo Arena

WP28 14:30–15:50 Women’s classification match, 7th–8th places 14:30–17:10 15:50–17:10 Women’s classification match, 5th–6th places

WP29 18:40–20:00 Women’s bronze medal match 18:40–21:50 20:00–21:50 Women’s gold medal match, Victory Ceremony 10 August 2012 (Day 14), Water Polo Arena

WP30 14:20–15:40 Men’s classification semi-final 1, 5th–8th places 14:20–17:00 15:40–17:00 Men’s semi-final 1

WP31 18:30–19:50 Men’s classification semi-final 2, 5th–8th places

18:30–21:10 19:50–21:10 Men’s semi-final 2 Polo Water 12 August 2012 (Day 16), Water Polo Arena

WP32 10:20–11:40 Men’s classification match, 7th–8th places 10:20–13:00 11:40–13:00 Men’s classification match, 5th–6th places

WP33 14:30–15:50 Men’s bronze medal match 14:30–17:40 15:50–17:40 Men’s gold medal match, Victory Ceremony

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 89 Pre-competition procedures Team leaders’ meeting (followed by technical officials’ meeting) Date: 28 July 2012 (Day 1) Time: 15:45 Location: Media Conference Room, Water Polo Arena

A representative from each team must be present at the team leaders’ meeting, which will be led by FINA personnel. The technical officials’ meeting will take place following the end of the team leaders’ meeting. All ITOs and NTOs must attend both meetings.

Venue familiarisation A venue tour will take place upon arrival at the Water Polo Arena on 28 July 2012, before the team leaders’ meeting. This will ensure that all technical officials are familiar with the Technical Officials’ Lounge, changing rooms, meeting rooms and entry and exit points to the field of play. This session will also cover the venue emergency and evacuation procedures.

Technical officials equipment distribution Technical officials will be provided with the relevant sport equipment required for their role including stopwatches, clipboards, flags, competition forms and whistles.

Assistance for technical officials Officials’ Services team members will be available to assist technical officials with any non-technical requests and information that they require. Competition procedures Entering the field of play Technical officials must assemble in the Technical Officials’ Lounge 20 minutes before the start of the session. Technical officials will then be escorted from the lounge to the following entry points to the field of play: match referees will move to the Call Room at the south-west end of the the warm-up pool; technical table officials and goal judges will move to the door between the mixed zones; and time-out operators will be led to the door beyond On-Venue Results. Technical officials will then receive a verbal command to enter the field of play and take up their positions. Technical officials must ensure all personal items are kept off the field of play and that their personal presentation is of the highest order.

Activity between matches Technical officials who need to leave and enter the field of play during the session (for example, between matches) will be directed by a member of LOCOG staff.

90 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Post-competition procedures Leaving the field of play Technical officials will leave the field of play following the end of the session, as directed by LOCOG staff. An Officials’ Services team member will be available in the Technical Officials’ Lounge after the competition to provide any further assistance.

Medals and certificates All technical officials who participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games will receive a participation medal and certificate.

Competition: Venue information

The Water Polo competition will be held at the Water Polo Arena in the new Olympic Park. The design of the venue will complement the Aquatics Centre, which it adjoins, and will form the gateway to the Olympic Park. The venue will have a gross capacity of 5,000 for the Water Polo competition, and will contain two temporary Water Polo pools. Key information Water Polo Arena Olympic Park London E20 2AQ

Venue access All technical officials will access the venue through the technical officials’ entrance. The technical officials’ transport system (TF) will transport FINA Water Polo Technical Committe members to the Water Polo load zone, next to the technical officials’ entrance to the venue. The TF system will pick up technical committee members from the same location to return them to their hotel.

ITOs and NTOs based in the Premier Inn Stratford will walk from the hotel and Polo Water enter the Olympic Park via the Stratford Gate. They will then cross the Stratford Walk bridge, enter the eastern wing of the venue and travel down the first set of stairs to the Aquatics Centre load zone, and then walk to the technical officials’ entrance of the Water Polo Arena.

Transport services will be scheduled around the Water Polo competition schedule. For transport information, see p14.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 91 Field of play The field of play for the Water Polo competition will consist of a temporary pool 37m long, 23m wide and 2m deep. The competition area and all equipment will be presented in accordance with the FINA Rules and Regulations. Venue facilities and services Changing rooms Technical officials will have access to designated male and female changing rooms. Each changing room has two showers, a toilet and a number of lockers. There is also an accessible toilet available for use by technical officials between the male and female changing rooms.

IF facilities The FINA Commission Room will be equipped with a computer, telephone, internet access cables and stationary. Additional internet access cables will be available in the Technical Water Polo Committee Room.

Medical facilities See p27.

Technical Officials’ Lounge The Technical Officials’ Lounge is located next to the technical officials’ entrance. Refreshments and internet access cables will be available in this area.

Venue evacuation and emergency procedures All personnel will be notified in the event of an evacuation. Please use the nearest available emergency exit route to the appropriate assembly point as directed.

92 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics London and the Games London 2012

London in 2012 Population: 7,556,900, estimated in 2007 (UK: 61,792,000) Official language: English Currency: pound sterling Local time: at Games time, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) +1hr, also known as British Summer Time (BST) Area: 1,579 sq km (UK: 243,610 sq km) Latitude and longitude: 51˚30’26” N, 00˚07’39” W Altitude: 20m Government: Greater London Authority (www.london.gov.uk) London, then and now Londinium, the first recorded settlement on the site of the modern-day city, was established almost 2,000 years ago by the Romans, shortly after their invasion in AD 43. The Romans were eventually replaced by the Anglo-Saxons, who called their settlement Lundenwic; and then, in the 11th century, by the Normans, led by William the Conqueror.

London expanded dramatically beyond the old city walls in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, despite regular outbreaks of the plague and other major catastrophes such as the Great Fire of 1666. As the British Empire grew during the prosperous 19th century, so did London: between 1801 and 1901, its population spiralled from around one million to 6.5 million. The first half of the 20th century brought two world wars and plenty of other challenges, but the Olympic Games in 1948 heralded a revival in the city’s fortunes.

Today, London’s heritage is visible everywhere, from the few remaining parts of the Romans’ defensive wall to the world-famous dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. However, London is also a truly modern city, a product of today as much as of 2,000 years of history. It is one of the world’s most important financial and commercial centres, but it is also an artistic and cultural hub. It is a city in which 500-year-old landmarks sit next to brand new skyscrapers. And it is home to one of the most varied and vibrant populations of any world city, many of whom are now helping to write the current and future chapters of London’s epic history. Climate London as a whole benefits from a mild to warm climate during the summer months of July and August. Based on statistics from recent years, teams can expect an average daily high of around 22–23°C (72–73°F) in the Olympic Village, with temperatures falling to a low of around 13–14°C (55–57°F) at night. On average, relative humidity ranges from a minimum of around 60% to a maximum of around

94 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 90% during this period. The average monthly rainfall during July and August is 40–50 millimetres; the prevailing winds are from the south-west. The city’s Olympic heritage London’s Olympic history began on 27 April 1908, when the Games of the IV Olympiad opened in the city. A total of 2,008 athletes from 22 NOCs took part in 110 events, which included Hockey’s debut at the Games and the only Olympic motorboat racing competition ever held. It was at the 1908 Games that the Marathon was first run over its now-standard distance of 42.195km, when the planned route was extended so that it could start beneath the royal nursery at Windsor Castle and finish by the royal box in the new White City Stadium.

The world returned to London in 1948 for the Games of the XIV Olympiad, held between 29 July and 14 August. Despite the austerity of the post-war era, the Games were the biggest so far, with 4,104 athletes from 59 NOCs competing in 136 events. Sporting firsts included starting blocks, which made their Olympic debut in sprint races, and the staging of the Swimming events in a covered pool. However, perhaps the most important innovation was the widespread use of volunteers, an Olympic tradition that continues to this day.

Following several years of preliminary study and research, London’s bid team for the 2012 Games was formed in 2003, and the bid was officially launched on 16 January 2004. At the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, at 7.46pm local time on 6 July 2005, London won the right to stage the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Just over seven years later, on 27 July 2012, the eyes of the world will again be on London, as it becomes the first city to stage the modern Olympic Games for a third time. London 2012 Olympic Games in brief Sports: 26 Disciplines: 39 Medal events: 302 Athletes: 10,490 (projected) Competition venues: 34 Days of competition: 19 Competition sessions: 636 Olympic Village Official Opening: 16 July 2012 Opening Ceremony: 27 July 2012 The Games The Closing Ceremony: 12 August 2012

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 95 London 2012 competition venues A total of 34 competition venues will be used at the London 2012 Olympic Games. These are divided into four zones.

Olympic Park The Olympic Park is home to eight brand new competition venues, which between them will host more than a third of the 302 Olympic medal events at London 2012. The venues are as follows:

–– Olympic Stadium: Athletics –– Aquatics Centre: Aquatics (Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming), Modern Pentathlon (swimming only) –– Basketball Arena: Basketball, Handball –– BMX Track: Cycling (BMX) –– Copper Box: Handball, Modern Pentathlon (fencing only) –– Riverbank Arena: Hockey –– Velodrome: Cycling (Track) –– Water Polo Arena: Aquatics (Water Polo)

The Park, which will create a beautiful green backdrop for the Games, will also be home to the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre and the Olympic Village, which will provide a temporary base for around 17,000 athletes and officials.

River Zone A short distance from the Olympic Park across the River Thames, the River Zone venues will host more than 100 medal events across 12 sports. The zone is a combination of existing venues (ExCeL, North Greenwich Arena) and temporary venues within London landmarks (Greenwich Park, The Royal Artillery Barracks).

–– ExCeL: five arenas hosting Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling –– Greenwich Park: Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing, Jumping), Modern Pentathlon (riding, combined event only) –– North Greenwich Arena: Basketball, Gymnastics (Artistic, Trampoline) –– The Royal Artillery Barracks: Shooting

Other London venues Away from the Olympic Park and the River Zone, nine other London venues will host Olympic competition at London 2012. Among them are iconic and world-renowned sporting venues (Lord’s Cricket Ground, Wembley Stadium, Wimbledon); two multi-purpose buildings with plenty of sporting heritage (Earls Court, Wembley Arena); a former royal residence (Hampton Court Palace); and three well-known sites in the very heart of central London (Horse Guards Parade, Hyde Park, The Mall).

96 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics –– Earls Court: Volleyball –– Hampton Court Palace: Cycling (Road – Time Trial) –– Horse Guards Parade: Beach Volleyball –– Hyde Park: Aquatics (Marathon Swimming), Triathlon –– Lord’s Cricket Ground: Archery –– The Mall: Athletics (Marathon, Race Walk), Cycling (Road – Road Race) –– Wembley Arena: Badminton, Gymnastics (Rhythmic) –– Wembley Stadium: Football –– Wimbledon: Tennis

Out of London venues The 2012 Games will travel outside London to nine different venues. Among them are a brand new Canoe Slalom facility; world-class venues for Canoe Sprint, Rowing and Sailing; a purpose-built Mountain Bike course; and five renowned Football stadia around the UK. Teams whose competitions are based at Eton Dorney and Weymouth and Portland will benefit from their own Villages, located near to the competition venues.

–– City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry: Football –– Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire: Canoe Sprint, Rowing –– Hadleigh Farm, Essex: Cycling (Mountain Bike) –– Hampden Park, Glasgow: Football –– Lee Valley White Water Centre, Hertfordshire: Canoe Slalom –– Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Football –– Old Trafford, Manchester: Football –– St James’ Park, Newcastle: Football –– Weymouth and Portland, Dorset: Sailing

Essential information

Money The local currency is the pound sterling (£). One pound equals 100 pence (1p). Sterling coins include 1p and 2p (copper); 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p (silver); and £1 (gold) and £2 (gold and silver). There are four sterling banknotes with denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50.

Banks and ATMs Games The ATMs can be found inside and outside all banks, and at some shops and railway stations. Visitors from outside the UK should be able to make withdrawals at most ATMs with a credit or debit card from their home country, but there may be an extra charge for doing so.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 97 Changing money You can exchange foreign currency at bureaux de change, many banks and some post offices. There are bureaux de change at all major railway stations, and on some shopping streets and in tourist areas.

Credit cards We are proud to accept only Visa payment cards (debit and credit) at shops and services within the Olympic Park and at all Olympic venues.

Tipping In Britain, tipping is expected in taxis, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers, usually around 10–15%. Some restaurants may include a service charge on the bill – always check to make sure you don’t tip twice by mistake. Tipping isn’t necessary in pubs and bars unless you have received table service. Electricity UK electricity supplies run at a voltage of 230V and a frequency of 50Hz. Power sockets in the UK require a three-pin plug for power sockets. Technical officials should ensure they have the appropriate adaptors for all electrical appliances. Telephones and mobiles Dialling codes Standard UK telephone numbers include an area code (between three and five digits), followed by the local number. London has two area codes: 020 and 030. The UK international country code is 44.

To dial abroad from the UK, dial 00 (or the ‘+’ symbol on a mobile telephone), then the relevant international country code, then the number.

To dial a UK number from outside the UK, dial your international access code or the ‘+’ symbol, then the UK international country code (44), then the full UK number, omitting the initial 0. For example, to call the British Museum from the USA, you would dial 011 44 20 7323 8299.

Mobile phones Mobile phones in the UK operate on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz GSM frequencies, which are common to most parts of Europe. If you’re travelling to the UK from within Europe, your phone should be compatible with the local networks. If you’re travelling from outside Europe, you will need to check if you have a GSM handset.

Before travelling, ensure that your phone is enabled for international calls, and be aware that charges for using your phone abroad may be high.

98 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Public phones Public payphones take coins (10p, 20p, 50p, £1, sometimes £2) or credit and debit cards.

If you are paying in cash, the minimum charge for local and national calls is 60p. Calls are charged at 60p for the first 30 minutes, and then 10p for every subsequent 15 minutes. This excludes calls to mobile phones, directory enquiries and premium rate numbers.

If you are paying with a credit or debit card, the minimum charge for local and national calls is £1.20, with calls charged at 20p per minute. This excludes calls to mobile phones, directory enquiries and premium rate numbers.

The prices for international calls from public payphones vary. Alternatively, you can purchase a prepaid calling card for making international calls.

Operator services If you are having difficulty making a call or have a query regarding charges, dial 100 to speak to the operator. For international reverse-charge calls, dial 155. Safety and security in London London is one of the most interesting and exciting capital cities in the world, attracting millions of visitors each year. It’s also one of the safest. However, as in any large and busy city, crime can sometimes be a problem, so you do need to take care about personal safety and looking after your belongings. Here are a few tips:

–– Don’t leave your bags unattended anywhere. As well as attracting thieves, you could also create a security alert. –– Don’t keep all your valuables in one place and don’t carry large amounts of cash around with you. Try to use travellers’ cheques, or take a small amount of cash along with credit or debit cards. When withdrawing cash, don’t let others see your PIN. –– Keep a record of your personal belongings such as cameras, credit cards, passports and travellers’ cheques. Note down the numbers – it may help police to identify them if they do get lost or stolen. –– If you see someone acting suspiciously, or unattended bags or suspicious items, notify a member of staff where possible, or a police officer. The Games The For detailed information on security during the Games, including details of the security that will be in place at competition venues and a list of prohibited and restricted items, see p48.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 99 Sightseeing in London

London is one of the world’s greatest cities for sightseeing. Here are ten of London’s must-sees.

British Museum Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG (+44 (0)20 7323 8299; britishmuseum.org). Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Admission free. Open 10:00–17:30 Mon-Thur, Sat, Sun; 10:00–20:00 Fri. Wheelchair access. This world-renowned museum explores human history and culture, and has more than six million artefacts in its collection. As part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, a special exhibition explores the production of the London 2012 victory medals – from metal mining to the creation of the designs.

Buckingham Palace The Mall, SW1A 1AA (+44 (0)20 7766 7302; royalcollection.org.uk). Tube: St James’s Park or Victoria. Admission State Rooms £18; Queen’s Gallery £9.25. Open State Rooms 09:45–18:30 30 June – 8 July 2012 and 31 July – 7 October 2012; Queen’s Gallery 10:00–17:30 daily. Wheelchair access. Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official residence. The State Rooms are opened to the public every year, offering a chance to see some exquisite treasures from the royal collection.

Houses of Parliament Parliament Square, SW1A 0AA (parliament.uk). Tube: Westminster. Tours £15. Open Tours 27 July – 1 September: 09:15–16:30 Mon–Sat; 15, 22 and 29 August: 13:15–16:30. Wheelchair access. The magnificent gothic-revival palace that is the seat of the British government is open to visitors six days a week during summer. Guided tours, lasting around 75 minutes, take in key locations such as the House of Commons, the meeting place for Members of Parliament, and the House of Lords, Parliament’s second chamber.

London Eye Jubilee Gardens, SE1 7PB (+44 (0)871 781 3000; londoneye.com). Tube: Waterloo. Admission from £17.01. Open 1–26 July, 13–31 August 10:00– 21:30 daily; 27 July – 12 August 10:00–24:00 daily; September 10:00–20:30 daily. Wheelchair access. Built as a temporary giant wheel to mark the new millennium, the London Eye is now one of London’s most-loved landmarks. From the top of this huge Ferris wheel on a clear day, you can see as far as Windsor Castle, 40km away.

100 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Museum of London 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN (+44 (0)20 7001 9844; museumoflondon.org.uk). Tube: Barbican or St Paul’s. Admission free. Open 10:00–18:00 daily. Wheelchair access. The whole history of London from its prehistory to present day is told at this wonderful museum. Permanent exhibits including the Lord Mayor’s golden coach. This summer, you can visit ‘London and the Olympics’, an exhibition that looks back at the London 1908 and 1948 Games.

National Gallery Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN (+44 (0)20 7747 2885; nationalgallery.org.uk). Tube: Charing Cross or Leicester Square. Admission free. Open 10:00–18:00 Mon–Thur, Sat, Sun; 10:00–21:00 Fri. Wheelchair access. The National Gallery’s collection of European art from the 13th to the 19th centuries is world-class. The collection of more than 2,300 paintings includes masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Van Gogh. You can explore the gallery by yourself, or join one of the free tours (phone for details).

Tower of London Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB (0844 482 7799 within the UK; +44 (0)20 3166 6000 outside the UK; www.hrp.org.uk). Tube: Tower Hill. Admission from £18. Open 09:00–17:30 Tue–Sat; 10:00–17:30 Mon, Sun. Wheelchair access. Now more than 900 years old, the Tower of London is one of Britain’s best historic sights. Interactive displays teach about the lives of British monarchs and the gruesome deaths of their traitors, while a separate display presents the famous Crown Jewels.

Tate Modern Bankside, SE1 9TG (+44 (0)20 7887 8888; tate.org.uk/modern). Tube: Southwark. Admission free. Open 10:00–18:00 Mon–Thur; 10:00–22:00 Fri–Sun. Wheelchair access. This powerful collection of international and British modern art is housed in a spectacular disused power station on London’s South Bank. During London 2012, a new work by Tino Sehgal will be on display in the dramatic Turbine Hall.

St Paul’s Cathedral St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8AD (+44 (0)20 7246 8357, stpauls.co.uk). Tube: St Paul’s. Admission £15. Open 08:30–16:00 Mon–Sat. Extended hours 18:00–21:00 30 July, 3, 6, 10, 31 August, 3, 7 September. Galleries and Crypt Games The 09:30–16:15 Mon–Sat. Wheelchair access. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710, St Paul’s is the fifth cathedral to stand on this site; its predecessor burned down during the Great Fire of London in 1666. Climb the 259 steps to the Whispering Gallery to try out the dome’s unique acoustics; continue up a further 271 steps for stunning views across the city.

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 101 Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL (+44 (0)20 7942 2000; vam.ac.uk). Tube: South Kensington. Admission free. Open 10:00–17:45 Mon–Thur, Sat, Sun; 10:00– 22:00 Fri. Wheelchair access. This is the world’s largest museum of art and design. Human creativity through the ages is displayed in themed galleries, from theatre and performance to fashion and furniture. The museum shop is a great place to pick up original gifts. Nearby, you’ll find two more great London attractions, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum.

Security

LOCOG is working with the UK government and the police to deliver a safe and secure Games that London, the UK and the world can enjoy. LOCOG is responsible for in-venue security, while wider policing plans are delivered by the Metropolitan Police and forces throughout the UK.

LOCOG has worked in partnership with law enforcement agencies to design and implement security systems for each venue, making them as safe and secure as possible. Security measures at venues include security fencing and barriers, perimeter intrusion systems, security lighting, CCTV, hostile-vehicle mitigation, and police and security patrols. To maintain safety and security, all people, vehicles and goods must be security-screened before they are allowed inside a venue.

As a technical official, you must go through security checks whenever you arrive at an Olympic venue. These checks will be performed as quickly as possible, in order to allow you to reach your destination in good time. You will go through an accredited lane (these lanes will be signposted), separate from the line that spectators use.

When you first arrive at a venue, you and your belongings will be searched. As part of the security checks at most venues, your bags will be X-rayed and you will be asked to walk through a metal detector. If you arrive in a vehicle, you will be asked to leave the vehicle and will be searched at an Occupant Screening Area (OSA), while the vehicle will be screened at a Vehicle Screening Area (VSA). Security in transit LOCOG is working with the police and highway authorities to ensure the safety and security of those travelling on the Olympic Route Network (ORN), which you will utilise when you need to travel between venues. In addition, the TF system buses will be fitted with vehicle-tracking technology, which will allow LOCOG to monitor bus movements and respond accordingly.

102 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Prohibited and restricted items We want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable Games, so there are rules on what can be brought into Olympic venues. Below, you will find lists of items that are either prohibited or restricted at London 2012.

Prohibited items The following items may not be brought into any London 2012 venue:

–– Alcohol –– Glass bottles over 100ml –– Liquids, aerosols and gels in quantities larger than 100ml –– More than one soft-sided bag with a 25l capacity (all bags must be able to fit under your seat) –– Tents, placards, spray paint or any other item which could be used to demonstrate within the venue or sabotage property –– Walkie-talkies, phone jammers and radio scanners –– Laser pointers and strobe lights –– Items that are too large to be electronically screened –– Bicycles, folding bicycles, roller-skates and skateboards –– Personal wireless access points and 3G hubs –– Pets or animals (excluding service animals) –– All types of knives and bladed items, including pocket knives and knives carried as part of cultural dress (excluding the Sikh article of faith kirpan/ ceremonial dagger) –– Firearms and ammunition (including replicas, component parts or any device suspected to be a firearm) –– Personal protection sprays such as CS or pepper sprays –– Fireworks, explosives, flares and smoke canisters –– Hazardous and toxic materials –– Offensive weapons or implements such as bayonets, flick knives, extendable batons, sharpened combs, modified belt buckles and loose blades modified into weapons –– Controlled drugs, including substances that resemble like controlled drugs –– Items that resemble prohibited items, such as replica guns or hoax explosive devices

Restricted items

The following items may be brought into venues, but their use is restricted to Games The certain conditions:

–– Large flags (bigger than 1m x 2m), banners and associated poles –– Oversized hats –– Large, golf-style umbrellas

London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics 103 –– Large photographic and broadcast equipment over 30cm in length, including tripods and monopods; please note that the use of photographic or broadcast equipment for commercial purposes is prohibited unless you hold media accreditation –– Balls, rackets, frisbees and similar objects or projectiles –– Excessive amounts of food –– Noisemakers such as hunting horns, air horns, klaxons, drums, vuvuzelas and whistles –– Any objects or clothing bearing political statements or overt commercial identification intended for ‘ambush marketing’ –– Flags of countries not participating in the Games

Requests for emergency assistance Within venues, police, fire and medical personnel will always be available if you need assistance. When immediate action is required, please call these numbers for police, fire or medical emergencies.

Inside the Olympic Park –– Emergencies: 0300 2012 222 –– Non-emergencies: 020 3 288 5858 or 020 3 288 5901 –– Health (non-emergency): 0300 2012 111

Outside the Olympic Park –– Emergencies: 999 –– Non-emergencies: 101

When calling for emergency assistance:

–– Know your location. –– Tell the call taker whether you require the police, fire, or ambulance. –– Be prepared to answer questions. –– Do not programme emergency numbers into any telephone. Speed dials can lead to accidental emergency calls. –– For non-English speakers, knowing the language you speak and knowing key words in English such as ‘police’, ‘fire’ and ‘ambulance’ will help speed up the process.

104 London 2012 Olympic Technical Officials’ Guide Aquatics Recycling

London 2012 has the inspiring ambition to host the first ever Zero Waste Games, with no Games waste being sent to landfill. To make this happen, we all need to play our part, so please recycle.

Recycling at the Games is simple. On all packaging, you will find one of these three recycling symbols or a coloured mark:

Recycling Compostable Packaging

These symbols show you which of the three coloured bins to use for your rubbish. Simply match the symbol to the colour of the bin.

Green bins Plastic bottles, plastic trays and tubs, newspapers, magazines and drinks cans should be put into the green bins.

Orange bins All food and specially designed compostable food packaging found in the Village should be put into the orange bins to be made into compost. Old flowers and torn clothing should also be put into the orange bins.

Black bins All unrecyclable and ‘if-in-doubt’ items, such as crisp packets and sweet wrappers, should be put into the black bins. The Games The

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