Beer bet.
Does anyone have a link to the FINA rule that explains how automated equipment is used to judge relay take offs?
The FINA rules I've been able to find on-line first point you to section SW 13.1, which then points you to FR 4. But FR 4 doesn't address it.
I need the link to the explict FINA paragraph to win my beer.
I already have the undocumented statement from the Washington Post April 1, 2007.
"Officials ruled Crocker left 0.01 of a second earlier than the allowable start time. Crocker got off the blocks with a reaction time of -0.04 of a second. The most allowed is -0.03."
Thanks
big meets have
1) pressure pads on the blocks &
2) touch pads on the wall
the timing system records the moment when the swimmer touches the wall on his final lap for his part of the relay.
When the next relay member dives, the pressure pad on the block records the final moment the next swimmer touched the block.
The timing system compares the moment when
the incoming swimmer touches the wall to the moment when the leaving swimmer leaves the pad.
The leaving swimmer attempts to anticipate the incoming swimmers' touch.
Her feet just need to be touching the starting block after the incoming touches the wall. The leaving swimmer can be stretched out over the water about to leave the block.
remember there's 2 responsibilities
1) the incoming swimmer needs to make a predictable touch
2) the leaving swimmer needs to properly anticipate the incoming swimmers touch
Here's a little guideline on relay reaction time ranges:
if you left
-0.01 or less
you jumped but -0.03 to -0.01 is acceptable
0.00 to 0.09
you're cutting it too close
0.10 to 0.25
a good range for good exchanges, keep closer to 0.10
0.25 to 0.40
is slow but a good range to do safe starts for prelim swims to not get DQed for finals (usually the marching orders for prelims is
safe starts / swim fast
0.40 or more
is slow, you probably wanted to congratulate your team mate or help them out of the water before you left
big meets have
1) pressure pads on the blocks &
2) touch pads on the wall
the timing system records the moment when the swimmer touches the wall on his final lap for his part of the relay.
When the next relay member dives, the pressure pad on the block records the final moment the next swimmer touched the block.
The timing system compares the moment when
the incoming swimmer touches the wall to the moment when the leaving swimmer leaves the pad.
The leaving swimmer attempts to anticipate the incoming swimmers' touch.
Her feet just need to be touching the starting block after the incoming touches the wall. The leaving swimmer can be stretched out over the water about to leave the block.
remember there's 2 responsibilities
1) the incoming swimmer needs to make a predictable touch
2) the leaving swimmer needs to properly anticipate the incoming swimmers touch
Here's a little guideline on relay reaction time ranges:
if you left
-0.01 or less
you jumped but -0.03 to -0.01 is acceptable
0.00 to 0.09
you're cutting it too close
0.10 to 0.25
a good range for good exchanges, keep closer to 0.10
0.25 to 0.40
is slow but a good range to do safe starts for prelim swims to not get DQed for finals (usually the marching orders for prelims is
safe starts / swim fast
0.40 or more
is slow, you probably wanted to congratulate your team mate or help them out of the water before you left
