This of course also just gets to... at some point, we do need to trust that everyone is honest. If anyone really wanted to, it would be trivial to forge a timing system printout for any time that I wanted to for any swimmer that you wanted to.
-Rick
The record app doesn't specify which printout is actually required for the record. However, in my dealings with Walt it is the "Race History" that is required, not the "Race Summary." I am using CTS terminology and don't know what Omega, Daktronics, etc. may use. The Race Summary can be printed out later in the meet after adjustments have been made. The Race History comes off the press real time and shows all of the original pad hits and can't be printed later. Therefore, for honesty purposes the Race History is the one that can't be changed (unless somebody uses white-out, etc. to make a change or if they can recreate the sheet using Word using the same fonts, etc.). The problem is if you 100% require the Race History for the record app, you are SOL if the printer happens to jam during that heat because you cannot recreate it later - unless Walt will accept a Race Summary with an honest mea culpa.
Why are all these details so critical? Here's my best explanation why you can't just turn in meet results signed by the ref from a meet that used aumatic timing: you need a copy of the heat sheet to place the swimmer in a specific heat/lane. You then use the Race History to show what that heat/lane actually did. Meet Results, as we all know, sometimes contain errors with the wrong swimmer, NS, etc. But pairing the heat sheet with the Race History tells the story.
Jeff
This of course also just gets to... at some point, we do need to trust that everyone is honest. If anyone really wanted to, it would be trivial to forge a timing system printout for any time that I wanted to for any swimmer that you wanted to.
-Rick
The record app doesn't specify which printout is actually required for the record. However, in my dealings with Walt it is the "Race History" that is required, not the "Race Summary." I am using CTS terminology and don't know what Omega, Daktronics, etc. may use. The Race Summary can be printed out later in the meet after adjustments have been made. The Race History comes off the press real time and shows all of the original pad hits and can't be printed later. Therefore, for honesty purposes the Race History is the one that can't be changed (unless somebody uses white-out, etc. to make a change or if they can recreate the sheet using Word using the same fonts, etc.). The problem is if you 100% require the Race History for the record app, you are SOL if the printer happens to jam during that heat because you cannot recreate it later - unless Walt will accept a Race Summary with an honest mea culpa.
Why are all these details so critical? Here's my best explanation why you can't just turn in meet results signed by the ref from a meet that used aumatic timing: you need a copy of the heat sheet to place the swimmer in a specific heat/lane. You then use the Race History to show what that heat/lane actually did. Meet Results, as we all know, sometimes contain errors with the wrong swimmer, NS, etc. But pairing the heat sheet with the Race History tells the story.
Jeff
