I was at a meet recently where a number of people -- more than five, less than 10 -- were wearing watches during their races. A couple of them were in lane one next to the starter and referee, but they were never called on it.
I think you should ask the ref at the meet what they are going to do if you wear a watch. I think it, like many rules (breaststroke kick), are being enforced sporadically.
Back to the topic, I'm sad Speedo stopped making the watch they made in the late 1990s. Though it was a bit big, it was great for pacing stroke rate and distance per stroke for fly, back and free. You push a button and it records your time and how many strokes you took (measured by a sensor on the watch).
I think they stopped making them because it was expensive when it launched ($300), but it was a nice product that would probably help a lot of masters swimmers. Now, they just have "regular" watches.
I was at a meet recently where a number of people -- more than five, less than 10 -- were wearing watches during their races. A couple of them were in lane one next to the starter and referee, but they were never called on it.
I think you should ask the ref at the meet what they are going to do if you wear a watch. I think it, like many rules (breaststroke kick), are being enforced sporadically.
Back to the topic, I'm sad Speedo stopped making the watch they made in the late 1990s. Though it was a bit big, it was great for pacing stroke rate and distance per stroke for fly, back and free. You push a button and it records your time and how many strokes you took (measured by a sensor on the watch).
I think they stopped making them because it was expensive when it launched ($300), but it was a nice product that would probably help a lot of masters swimmers. Now, they just have "regular" watches.
