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?)
I think they changed the rule on watches, at least with USMS. At nationals a few weeks ago, I specifically asked about it, and was told it was fine. They had huge clocks up that gave splits and were far easier to see than my watch anyway. As far as I can recall, at every meet I've swum in, there have been clocks going that you could possibly see while swimming (I do remember seeing it at Texas A&M for our zone LCM meet 2 years ago).
I wore my Apple Watch and no one said a word. I just discreetly started it as I climbed up on the blocks and ended the workout just before I climbed out of the water.
I should have prefaced by saying my experiences come almost entirely from USA-S meets. I swim at MAYBE one USMS meet a year. The rest of my competitions are all USA-S. And I have seen people disqualified very recently for wearing watches.
Let me also add that personally, from a competitive stand point, I don't care of my opponent(s) are wearing watches.
I think they changed the rule on watches, at least with USMS. At nationals a few weeks ago, I specifically asked about it, and was told it was fine. They had huge clocks up that gave splits and were far easier to see than my watch anyway. As far as I can recall, at every meet I've swum in, there have been clocks going that you could possibly see while swimming (I do remember seeing it at Texas A&M for our zone LCM meet 2 years ago).
I wore my Apple Watch and no one said a word. I just discreetly started it as I climbed up on the blocks and ended the workout just before I climbed out of the water.
I should have prefaced by saying my experiences come almost entirely from USA-S meets. I swim at MAYBE one USMS meet a year. The rest of my competitions are all USA-S. And I have seen people disqualified very recently for wearing watches.
Let me also add that personally, from a competitive stand point, I don't care of my opponent(s) are wearing watches.
