Omega says Cavic touched first

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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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    Using track is an apples/oranges argument. Track finish rules are any part of the head or torso crossing OVER the finish line thru the air in any manner. That would not work for swimming. Swimming has specific finish rules for each stroke and because of this requires a defined, finite barrier. Ain't nobody swimming thru the wall. Until some sort of laser timing system is created, touchpads are the best system we have. Or they could make all the pools 55 meters long and the finish laser would be at 10 meters before the end (55+45=100). For a 50m dash, reposition the laser 5 meters from the end and let swimmers' hands be the part of the body that gets lasered.
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  • Former Member
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    Using track is an apples/oranges argument. Track finish rules are any part of the head or torso crossing OVER the finish line thru the air in any manner. That would not work for swimming. Swimming has specific finish rules for each stroke and because of this requires a defined, finite barrier. Ain't nobody swimming thru the wall. Until some sort of laser timing system is created, touchpads are the best system we have. Or they could make all the pools 55 meters long and the finish laser would be at 10 meters before the end (55+45=100). For a 50m dash, reposition the laser 5 meters from the end and let swimmers' hands be the part of the body that gets lasered.
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