Apologies if this seems to be a really strange topic. :)
So, as I continue to do flip-turn drills, with a goal of doing flip-turns at my next meet (several months from now), something occurred to me:
How do you know your split-times in a particular swim when doing flip-turns?
Does it matter? (It matters to me, but am I a silly OCD/Newbie/ex-runner?)
At Olympics, etc, do the world's best have an awareness of splits? Are underwater clocks available for them?
No, and in fact it's against the rules:
"SW 10.16 No pace-making shall be permitted, nor may any device be used or plan adopted which
has that effect." (this is from the FINA swimming rules www.fina.org/.../2017_2021_swimming_16032018.pdf)
At Olympics, etc, do the world's best have an awareness of splits? Are underwater clocks available for them?
No, and in fact it's against the rules:
"SW 10.16 No pace-making shall be permitted, nor may any device be used or plan adopted which
has that effect." (this is from the FINA swimming rules www.fina.org/.../2017_2021_swimming_16032018.pdf)
