No one would know who he was if he did. You wouldn't have been talked about on 60 minutes and Sports Illustrated if you really touched first. You get a blurb about keeping Phelps from 8 gold medals. People outside swimming probably don't know that South Africa cost Phelps a gold medal in the 4 x 100 free relay. Also, the touchpads said something different.
People outside swimming probably don't know that South Africa cost Phelps a gold medal in the 4 x 100 free relay.
True, but people inside swimming know that Holland cost Phelps a silver medal in the 4 X 100 Free Relay.
True, but people inside swimming know that Holland cost Phelps a silver medal in the 4 X 100 Free Relay.
Thanks for reminding me because I totally forgot. I knew that Australia didn't get second in that relay.
Nor are the ones who lost by .001 second in the 1970s. Cavic had the race to lose, and did. He stopped kicking and picked up his head before touching the wall. Even 10 year-olds know better.
What ever happened to a two handed touch??? and disqualification for not touching both hands together.
I saw that in the picture as well, but at least to me it looks like both hands are touching (although one is touching more than the other).
I'm also wondering how much of a time difference is perceptible. I could imagine that a 0.01 second difference in hands touching would look simultaneous to a land judge (if there wasn't flash photography).
I'm also wondering how much of a time difference is perceptible. I could imagine that a 0.01 second difference in hands touching would look simultaneous to a land judge (if there wasn't flash photography).
Movies are shot at 24 frames per second and look continuous to the human eye, thus we know the eye can't discern a difference of 1/24 = 0.04 seconds. I'd say anything under 0.1 seconds looks pretty much simultaneous to the human eye.
