I just read that the men's 200 MR was DQd at Worlds. That race could've given Phelps a record 8th gold medal... bummer.
Phelps was very gracious about it. He said, "We came in here as a team, we exit as a team."
Sigh.
PS Did you see the size of his HANDS! I would like to swim just one race with hands his size, and feet the size of Thorpe's. (Yep, I have puny little paws!)
If FINA is using an electric false start sensor, The .03 (not .04) is probably allowed as a makeup error to compensate for differing lengths of wire, connections, position of toes on the block, whatever. Either way, it is the rule, and every one in the race is using the same allowance.
I've heard this before about putting in some kind of correction to account for the length of wire and it never made sense to me. The speed of light is 3x10^8 m/s, so in .01 seconds light travels 3x10^6 meters. Yes, 3 million meters. Those wire lengths would really have to be different! :)
If FINA is using an electric false start sensor, The .03 (not .04) is probably allowed as a makeup error to compensate for differing lengths of wire, connections, position of toes on the block, whatever. Either way, it is the rule, and every one in the race is using the same allowance.
I've heard this before about putting in some kind of correction to account for the length of wire and it never made sense to me. The speed of light is 3x10^8 m/s, so in .01 seconds light travels 3x10^6 meters. Yes, 3 million meters. Those wire lengths would really have to be different! :)
