These are the rules of the pools. Please print them out, tape them to your ceiling, and recite them (at a minimum) five times daily. Not really, but they are important for a successful swim team atmosphere.

Part One

1. No swimmer instructed to leave 5 seconds behind another swimmer shall leave less than 5 seconds after the other swimmer leaves.
   • The penalties for breaking this law could result in:
     • The person in front of you being mad at you
     • Dirty looks
     • Much more
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2. If the swimmer behind you touches your feet. You have been caught. Please allow the swimmer behind you to go ahead of you.
   • The penalties for breaking this law could result in:
     
     • A multi-swimmer pileup accident
     • An angry coach
     • An angry teammate
     • An all-around bad time
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3. If you hear anything that sounds like thunder. Yell "THUNDER!!" as loud as you can. No exceptions.
   • The penalties for breaking this law could result in:
     
     • Angry teammates asking you why you were the only one who didn't yell "THUNDER!!"
     • Team-wide punishment for attempting to evade practice falsely
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4. No swimmer leading a lane told to leave at a specific time shall leave before that time to gain an advantage over fellow teammates.
   
   • The penalties for breaking this law could result in:
     
     • Getting "called out" for leaving early
     • Coach adding seconds to your time (if during a timed set) due to the early takeoff
     • Angry stares
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5. If the pool is cold when you jump in and a fellow teammate asks "Is it cold?"…do not say it is warm to deceive your teammate.
   • The penalties for breaking this law could result in:
     • Being splashed by a teammate
     • A lack of trust from other teammates
     • Retaliation
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