Does anyone else find this New York Times article about Phelps interesting?

Question

Very interesting article, The only images ever released to date are the 30 fps images, the 100fps or faster images have never been released.

This article seems to be very interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/

BEIJING — Soon after Michael Phelps claimed his seventh gold medal in a disputed finish in the 100 butterfly, Joe Ward, a graphics editor for The Times who sits next to me here in our office at the Main Press Center, hustled over to the Omega Pavilion down the block from the Water Cube. Omega, the Swiss watchmaker, is the official timekeeper for the Beijing Games. Joe wanted to find out if Omega had any underwater images from the Phelps-Cavic race that captured the wall touches more vividly than the photos we had seen.

Apparently Omega has underwater video that slows the action even more than the one-hundredth of a second that Phelps won by. A spokeswoman told Joe that Omega would soon send the images to the news media.

But when Joe returned to our office, he received an e-mail message from the spokeswoman. “Sorry but FINA decided not to release any timekeeping images to the media,” she wrote.

Christopher Clarey of The International Herald Tribune tracked down Cornel Marculescu, FINA’s executive director, at the Water Cube to ask him about the decision to not release the images. Marculescu said it was a matter of policy, and that the Serbian team was satisfied with the ruling after seeing the images — so there is no need to share the images.

Christopher pressed, asking why FINA wouldn’t distribute the footage if it showed the margin conclusively. Marculescu said: “We are not going to distribute footage. We are not doing these kinds of things. Everything is good. What are you going to do with the footage? See what the Serbians already saw? It is clarified for us beyond any doubt.

“He’s the winner in any way. He’s the winner no doubt. Even if you could see the pictures, I don’ t know how you could use them.”

UPDATE: Given that there is no definitive photograph showing clearly who won this race, we updated this post to feature an image taken just after both Phelps and Cavic touched the wall.

Answer 1

Yes, I find it interesting.  I agree, it is suspicious that we have yet to see a photo of Phelps out touching Cavic.  Agree the photo is clearly after the race or well before the finish.  Since the underwater camera can distinguish one one hundredth of a second well where is it?  I have yet to see a photo of the race where it looks like Phelps won, and I am a Phelps fan.  

Something else that is curious to me.  I have a competitive swimming background and fly was my specialty.  Although I did not compete on a world or national level it is common knowledge in the world of swimming that you never take a half stroke to finish a race.  Reason being is that you are swimming farther than your opponent.  If Phelps hit the wall the way he did his arms bent as he touches if he were to extend the arms he is actually swimming several inches further.  Those that do a half stroke at the end always lose for this reason when 2 swimmers are even 3 feet from the wall.

Answer 2

Not interested.  You just posted this article in another question on this same subject.  http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news...

In it the timekeeper says "In the third set of images, with Phelps on the left, it is clear he is really pushing hard, while Cavic, on the right, is just arriving," Chianese said.

Phelps hit into the wall (sensor) while Cavic chose to glide so did not get there in time,,,he was "just arriving".  End of story

Answer 3

No i'm not.....

i prefer read article about Leryn Franco, javelin athletes from Paraguay..

she's so.......

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