Red card in open water swimming

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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