Are there any other sites where photos from the World Championships are available? The www.spitfirephoto.com site has 82 amateur pics, mostly of the backs of people or distance shots of the pool. Anyone taking closeups of the swimmers so we can find friends (or enemies)?
Originally posted by A.K.
I notice the swimmers appear to be ready to start while the previous heat is still in the water, possibly not allowing them to exit until the next heat goes.
Is this to keep the meet pace up, or was there some other reason?
They are doing fly-overs which speed the meet up considerably. Since the timing system is usually set to arm after 15 seconds, you time the next heat to go off, as soon as the swimmer from the last heat touches. Makes things go really fast, and keeps everyone on their toes!
Originally posted by A.K.
I notice the swimmers appear to be ready to start while the previous heat is still in the water, possibly not allowing them to exit until the next heat goes.
Is this to keep the meet pace up, or was there some other reason?
They are doing fly-overs which speed the meet up considerably. Since the timing system is usually set to arm after 15 seconds, you time the next heat to go off, as soon as the swimmer from the last heat touches. Makes things go really fast, and keeps everyone on their toes!
