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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For some twisted reason the mental image of track using touchpads on a wall to judge finishes made me chuckle. Could you imagine the finish of the 100 meter dash into a brick wall :)
Actually that gives me an idea.
Very thin rectangles of a material that a) conducts electricity and b) is heavy enough not to flap in a wind and c) upon being touched acts as the touch pad in swimming. One of each such "pads" to be placed as if they were a door at the finish line and the runners could just run through them (like you see in some American Football games when the team (or the cheering-girls) come through whatever screen they use.
Do you think that if they ever had such a system, some runners might "hesitate" to go full bore, fearing that a prankster might have placed a solid and heavy object behind?
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For some twisted reason the mental image of track using touchpads on a wall to judge finishes made me chuckle. Could you imagine the finish of the 100 meter dash into a brick wall :)
Actually that gives me an idea.
Very thin rectangles of a material that a) conducts electricity and b) is heavy enough not to flap in a wind and c) upon being touched acts as the touch pad in swimming. One of each such "pads" to be placed as if they were a door at the finish line and the runners could just run through them (like you see in some American Football games when the team (or the cheering-girls) come through whatever screen they use.
Do you think that if they ever had such a system, some runners might "hesitate" to go full bore, fearing that a prankster might have placed a solid and heavy object behind?
