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.
This thread has started me thinking idly...does anyone reading this know the history of the starting block?
Consider that starting in the pool is obviously a perfectly good way to start a race (though maybe relays are harder), when did they start diving off the side of the pool to begin a race? When were blocks added? Just wondering...
(I would love it if they allowed backstrokers to dive in from the blocks -- I miss the old stand-up starts, too.)
This thread has started me thinking idly...does anyone reading this know the history of the starting block?
Consider that starting in the pool is obviously a perfectly good way to start a race (though maybe relays are harder), when did they start diving off the side of the pool to begin a race? When were blocks added? Just wondering...
(I would love it if they allowed backstrokers to dive in from the blocks -- I miss the old stand-up starts, too.)
