Good Morning
This is an organizer question. I have found myself in the position of race director for a small OW swim. We need a timing device as the former director has taken his. We have used the Seiko s149 watch and printer. Is there a better system out there short of timing chips? If you have used one I would appreciate any input.
Thanks
Spudfin
Define "small" and the distance covered.
The longer the swim, the more people you can accomodate with hand timing. I would judge a 1 mile swim to be small at 150 entrants.
Use popsicle sticks and forget a timing display, just have one person handing out numbered sticks as the swimmers pass through a chute finish, one reading a stopwatch, and one writing down times correlated to the stick numbers. Simple, cheap and low tech.
Define "small" and the distance covered.
The longer the swim, the more people you can accomodate with hand timing. I would judge a 1 mile swim to be small at 150 entrants.
Use popsicle sticks and forget a timing display, just have one person handing out numbered sticks as the swimmers pass through a chute finish, one reading a stopwatch, and one writing down times correlated to the stick numbers. Simple, cheap and low tech.
