I attended an open water swim competition this past weekend and about 80% of the swimmers were wearing wrist watches. This meet was USMS sanctioned/recognized as all competitors had to be registered USMS members. None of the approximately 550 swimmers were disqualified for wearing wrist watches. I thought timing devices were not allowed but couldn't find wrist watches specifically mentioned in the open-water swimming rules. Could someone clarify this and/or point me in the right direction as to where this is addressed in the rules.
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When i don't have on my glasses or certain goggles, I can't see a thing. There could be alarge pace clock on the bottom of the pool & I still woudln't be able to read it. I noticed once that a copach shouted out the time to a swimmer at a competiton. I was really surprised. However, at the tiem I didn't realize that was wrong.
When i don't have on my glasses or certain goggles, I can't see a thing. There could be alarge pace clock on the bottom of the pool & I still woudln't be able to read it. I noticed once that a copach shouted out the time to a swimmer at a competiton. I was really surprised. However, at the tiem I didn't realize that was wrong.
