The red card in an open water swimming race indicates that a swimmer has
been disqualified due to unsportsmanlike conduct or a serious infraction of the
rules during the race. The race referee shows the swimmer a red card or a red
flag to let him know that he has been disqualified.
Sometimes in an open water
race a swimmer may commit an infraction worthy of a yellow card (or flag). In that
case two yellow cards are needed for the swimmer to be disqualified. That means
that two yellow cards equal one red. When that happens, the swimmer must
immediately get out of the water and swim off the race course.
Visit the official Fina site to find out under which violations an open
water swimmer can be given a red or a yellow card (or flag)
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