隨着我國綜合國力的不斷增強，我國的體育競賽水平也日益提高，我國與世界運動組織之間的交流也越來越多，在我國舉行的國際體育賽事也越來越頻繁。2008年奧運會在北京舉辦，是北京和全中國向世界展示自己五千年文明古國的獨特魅力和改革開放偉大成果的大舞台。 本教程以國際泳聯的游泳競賽規則為基礎，以英漢雙語的形式對國際泳聯的游泳競賽規則、成人游泳競賽規則、公開水域游泳競賽規則進行介紹。為便於讀者理解和運用規則，特增加了重點詞匯解釋以及練習題，幫助讀者自學和自我檢測學習效果。 本教程不僅適合於體育院校游泳項目的本科、專科和研究生使用，還適合於游泳競賽組織者和裁判員、教練員進行自學。

CHAPTER 1 FINA SWIMMING RULES 2005 -2009SW1 MANAGEMFNT OF COMPETITONSPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW2 OFFICIALSPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW3 SEEDING OF HEATS, SEMI- FINALS AND FINALSPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW4 THE STARTPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW5 FREESTYLEPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW6 BACKSTROKEPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW7 BREASTSTROKEPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW8 BUTTERFLYPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW9 MEDLEY SWIMMINGPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW10 THE RACEPart One Rules in EnglishPart Two Rules in ChinesePart Three Key Words and ExpressionsPart Four ExercisesSW11 TIMINGPart One Rules in English……SW12 WORLD RECORDSSW13 AUTOMATIC OFFICIATING PROCEDURECHAPTER 2 FINA OPEN WATER SWlMMING RULES 2005-2009 OWS 1 DEFINITIONSOWS 2 OFFICIALSOWS 3 DI TTIES OF OFFICIALS0WS 4 THE sTARTOWS 5 THE VENUEOWS 6 THE RACEOWS 7 THE FINISH OF THE RACECHAPTER 3 FINA MASTERS RULES 2005-2009(SELECTED)MASTERS SWIMMING RULESMASTERS OPEN WATER SWIMMING RULESCHAPTER 4 FINA FACILITIES RULES 2005-2009 (SELECTED)PREAMBLE AND FR1 GENERALFR2 SWIMMMING POOLSFR3 SWIMMING POOLS FOR OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSFR4 AUTOMATIC OFFICIATING EQUIPMENT附錄