Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

RE: Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

knelson — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:14:49 GMT

Where are the "Olympic " starting blocks?? They move the deck chairs up to the edge of the pool, of course.

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Bill Sive — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:37:04 GMT

define "workout" :D Workout - with a registered Masters Team/Club, during their scheduled pool time, at their regular pool, with a Masters Coach. Not a swim workout on your own, with other Masters Swimmers, without a Coach.

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Muppet — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:44:02 GMT

They probably advertise it as being "Olympic-size." :) trademark violation!!!

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:01:07 GMT

They probably advertise it as being "Olympic-size." :) I am always baffled at how others define an "Olympic" pool. :confused: A 25 yard pool is "Olympic" to most non-swimmers. :rolleyes: They seem to forget how big a REAL Olympic pool is and that the U.S.A. is one of the only countries measuring pools in "yards." They move the deck chairs up to the edge of the pool, of course. :lmao:

RE: Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

Bill Sive — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:12:02 GMT

Are backstroke flags mandatory during workouts?, or is it up to the facility?

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sunruh — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:56:34 GMT

Are backstroke flags mandatory during workouts?, or is it up to the facility? define "workout" :D

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knelson — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:56:04 GMT

Then there is this hotel pool: www.comfortinn.com/.../MD185C1.JPG (2541 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Grantsville, MD) They probably advertise it as being "Olympic-size." :)

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orca1946 — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:12:58 GMT

Where are the "Olympic " starting blocks??

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orca1946 — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:24:09 GMT

Rob has the exact rules above. Some pools for practice use the "old"flags that droop down in the middle so as to look closer that normal.

RE: Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

Rob Copeland — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:13:35 GMT

107.13 Backstroke Flags and Lines 107.13.1 Design—At least three triangular pennants 6 to 12 inches in width at the base and 12 to 18 inches in vertical length, of two or more alternating and contrasting colors, shall be suspended on a firmly stretched line over each lane for all backstroke, individual medley, and medley relay events. 107.13.2 Location A Long course and short course meters—5 meters (16 feet, 5 inches) from each end of the course, a minimum of 1.8 meters (5 feet, 11 inches) to a maximum of 2.5 meters (8 feet, 3 inches) above the water surface. B Short course yards—15 feet (4.57 meters) from each end of the course, 7 feet (2.13 meters) above the water surface. C Measurement—Height shall be measured to the horizontal line from which the pennants are suspended.

RE: Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

Frank Thompson — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:19:49 GMT

Yes. USA-S 103.15 is the exact language of USMS 107.13 and is referenced on page 47 of the 2014 USA-S Rule Book.

RE: Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

ALLISONWARE — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:02:48 GMT

And don't forget pools that can be BOTH SCY & LCM....the flags magically never seem to move. Is the USMS & USA-S rule the same?

RE: Are backstroke pool flags same distance from wall?

Karl_S — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:18:09 GMT

Of course at some pools they tie the flags to lifeguard chairs, fence posts, lamp posts, or worst of all, poles held in place by buckets of cement, which seem to get placed at a different (and incorrect) location every day! Then there is this hotel pool: www.comfortinn.com/.../MD185C1.JPG (2541 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Grantsville, MD)