Coach (at league champs): I want to get the lead-off split for my swimmer in the relay.
Meet Manager: Sure, which relay was it?
Coach: Relay X
Manager: Ok, this is the time for Swimmer Y.
Coach: That’s the wrong swimmer. Swimmer Z swam first.
Manager: You know that your swimmers need to swim in the order listed on the relay card or they’re disqualified, right?
Coach: What are you talking about? None of my swimmers swam in the order listed on the card.
Manager: I didn’t hear what you just said, otherwise I’d have to disqualify all of your relays.
Coach to Referee: I had my students do the entry cards, so they put the wrong order on each of the relays. So, none of my swimmers swam in the relay card order.
Referee: That’s ok, we’ll let it go. It’s not really that big a deal.
The rule:
For submitting an entry card which is incomplete, inaccurate or delivered late, the competitor or relay team shall be disqualified from that event.