I searched and couldn't find this posted, but I could have missed it.
Anyways, its pretty interesting because the official basically says Cavic touched first, but didn't "push" and slid, while Phelps pushed with force, etc etc. (He talks about this right at halfway through the video)
www.swimchampions.com/.../
Personally I think you have to live with however the time system works as long as it is functional. If it was functional and Cavic didn't press hard enough, its tough luck.
The only alternative is to just present a "tie" when you are within the margin of error of the equipment.
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Wow - I always thought Cavic was a bit crazy ... but this is interesting.
Should they go to instant replay for swimming decisions like this ?
I am mean - the winner should be the one first to the wall, and apparently that is Cavic.
They could also just have a swim-off with just those 2 swimmers. I tied for 3rd place in my District Championship 50 free SCY meet early in high school and we had to swim off at the end of the meet. 3rd place was important b/c that was the cutoff to get to the State Championship meet. Even at a small meet, it was pretty exciting, I can only imagine what an Olympic swim-off would be like.
I dont remember if when I tied, they were using tenths or hundreths of a second, but the time board showed the same time for both of us. By that standard, Phelps would still have won since his time was better on the time board.
Wow - I always thought Cavic was a bit crazy ... but this is interesting.
Should they go to instant replay for swimming decisions like this ?
I am mean - the winner should be the one first to the wall, and apparently that is Cavic.
They could also just have a swim-off with just those 2 swimmers. I tied for 3rd place in my District Championship 50 free SCY meet early in high school and we had to swim off at the end of the meet. 3rd place was important b/c that was the cutoff to get to the State Championship meet. Even at a small meet, it was pretty exciting, I can only imagine what an Olympic swim-off would be like.
I dont remember if when I tied, they were using tenths or hundreths of a second, but the time board showed the same time for both of us. By that standard, Phelps would still have won since his time was better on the time board.
