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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You know...I see the same thing...everything I've looked at shows Phelps touching first...I'm missing something...are there other angles or pics? Wasn't there a tie in the 100 free for the bronze at Beijing? This wasn't a tie..Phelps clearly got the gold....
to me saying you have definitive photo proof that Phelps touched the wall first is as silly as saying you have difinitive photo proof that Cavic touched first. We do have definitive proof that Phelps' touch pad registered him touching first. But that is not the same thing. Anyone who says the photos "prove" anything one way or the other has a preset notion of what they are seeing. If I photo shopped the images to switch who was swimming in what lane, took the body suit off of Cavic and put it on Phelps I bet people would say that it is "Clear" that Phelps (ie Cavic) touched first.
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You know...I see the same thing...everything I've looked at shows Phelps touching first...I'm missing something...are there other angles or pics? Wasn't there a tie in the 100 free for the bronze at Beijing? This wasn't a tie..Phelps clearly got the gold....
to me saying you have definitive photo proof that Phelps touched the wall first is as silly as saying you have difinitive photo proof that Cavic touched first. We do have definitive proof that Phelps' touch pad registered him touching first. But that is not the same thing. Anyone who says the photos "prove" anything one way or the other has a preset notion of what they are seeing. If I photo shopped the images to switch who was swimming in what lane, took the body suit off of Cavic and put it on Phelps I bet people would say that it is "Clear" that Phelps (ie Cavic) touched first.
