The 2012 United States Olympic Trials - Swimming
will once again be held at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
The 2008 Trials set a new standard for swimming excitement and 2012 promises to bring even more poolside thrills to America's Heartland.
Check back often for updates as we draw closer to naming the team that will represent the United States in the pool at the London Olympic Games.
When: Mon June 25th - Mon July 2nd 2012
DAYS Till
Where: Qwest Center Omaha
455 North 10th Street Omaha, NE 68102
PSYCH Sheet
RESULTS
One cool thing is the website has USA Olympic Swimming Trials Results from 1920 - 2008
CUTS
APPROVED TECH SUITS
Link to 2012 Olympic Swimming
but the coolest thing is our 2012 LCM Nats is in the same pool starting Thu July 5th, 2012
2012 USMS Summer LCM Nationals
Qwest Center, Omaha, NE
Thu July 5 - Sun 8, 2012
Long Course Meters
Qualifying Times will be available in early 2012
2012 Olympics USMS Forum Site
I'm told that at a certain point, minute variations in individual lane length (not all lanes of a pool are precisely identical in length when measured to the nth degree) become material enough to cause a minute time variation
If you think about it the average speed of an Olympic level swimmer is roughly 2 meters per second. That means in one thousandth of a second a swimmer will travel 2 millimeters. There's no way they can build a pool with that kind of precise tolerance. Imagine in a 400 meter event. If one lane is just a millimeter shorter than another the swimmer in the short lane gets an 8 mm or .004 second advantage. If you only measure to the nearest .01 second then the two swimmers tie. Measure to .001 and the swimmer in the short lane wins merely because his lane was shorter and not because he swam faster.
One thing I've wondered about is how precisely the blocks are mounted. Everyone knows the lanes are measured, but what about the block positioning? If, say, one block is 1/4" forward of the others that gives someone a real advantage, especially in a short race!
I'm told that at a certain point, minute variations in individual lane length (not all lanes of a pool are precisely identical in length when measured to the nth degree) become material enough to cause a minute time variation
If you think about it the average speed of an Olympic level swimmer is roughly 2 meters per second. That means in one thousandth of a second a swimmer will travel 2 millimeters. There's no way they can build a pool with that kind of precise tolerance. Imagine in a 400 meter event. If one lane is just a millimeter shorter than another the swimmer in the short lane gets an 8 mm or .004 second advantage. If you only measure to the nearest .01 second then the two swimmers tie. Measure to .001 and the swimmer in the short lane wins merely because his lane was shorter and not because he swam faster.
One thing I've wondered about is how precisely the blocks are mounted. Everyone knows the lanes are measured, but what about the block positioning? If, say, one block is 1/4" forward of the others that gives someone a real advantage, especially in a short race!
