New blocks installed for the Worlds.
I've read that the use of the new blocks was postponed due at lack of availability. A change of mind of FINA ?
You can see it on the official website.
look at this image.
Why don't they just shoot them out of an air cannon and a predetermined PSI so that they can enter the water like a torpedo in the streamline position.:rolleyes:
I mean what's next....the suits are a big enough advantage?
Sounds way fun! Of course, they'd have to calibrate it so swimmers actually landed IN the pool and didn't overshoot it.
To keep things Truly Fair, other minute calibrations would be needed to ensure that all swimmers landed at precisely a pre-set number of yards into their lanes (oh, let's just say 40m for a 50m pool, 20m for a 25m pool--although the latter could be a challenge given the power of cannons, etc.). The cannon settings would have to be adjusted to take into account each swimmer's body weight, suit weight, weight of swim cap, etc., so as to achieve pinpoint accuracy in launching the swimmers. :joker:
They used to have some kind of cannon (catapult?) in Atlantic City that launched a woman on horseback into a pool... although I suspect that might be a little awkward for use in swim meets.
Why don't they just shoot them out of an air cannon and a predetermined PSI so that they can enter the water like a torpedo in the streamline position.:rolleyes:
I mean what's next....the suits are a big enough advantage?
Sounds way fun! Of course, they'd have to calibrate it so swimmers actually landed IN the pool and didn't overshoot it.
To keep things Truly Fair, other minute calibrations would be needed to ensure that all swimmers landed at precisely a pre-set number of yards into their lanes (oh, let's just say 40m for a 50m pool, 20m for a 25m pool--although the latter could be a challenge given the power of cannons, etc.). The cannon settings would have to be adjusted to take into account each swimmer's body weight, suit weight, weight of swim cap, etc., so as to achieve pinpoint accuracy in launching the swimmers. :joker:
They used to have some kind of cannon (catapult?) in Atlantic City that launched a woman on horseback into a pool... although I suspect that might be a little awkward for use in swim meets.
