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A rope dropped across the pool.
Also known as: Recall rope, Swimming false start rope
The swimming signal recalling a field after a false start, dropped across the lanes ahead of the swimmers.
Recalls swimmers after a false start by physically blocking the lanes.
Contexts: Public information
A physical obstruction rather than a signal, because a swimmer with their head in the water can neither see a flag nor hear a gun — the only officiating device in this batch that works by touch.
Contexts: Public information
A rope suspended above the water across all lanes, released to fall into the water a set distance from the start end.