Olympics , swimming , is there a sensor in the wall ?

Question

Is there a sensor in the wall which goes off when they tip it or is it the judge over lookin the swimmer who decides the point they finish ?

Answer 1

i always wondered that..good to know.

Answer 2

its the judge that stops the timer as soon as they touch the wayy, he begins sittign behinnd the diver as they dive in from the stand

Answer 3

Yes there is sensor in the touch pads on the walls, for major events like the Olympics the go the one hundreths of a second (.01) these pads are very sensitive the judges (there are two per lane) you see are there just in case the pad fails to record the time by the swimmer.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

yes there is its called touch p;aids once you hit that wall it pops up the score and time and stuff the nss natinal swiming said touch pads

Answer 5

I'm a competitive swimmer & when the swimmer touches the yellow 'pad' at the end of the lane, therefore applying pressure to the pad, it electronically stops the timer to record the time.

A human reaction is not adequate to record times, especially in the Olympics as their times as so close, due to the erros that would be incurred due to human reaction time.

Answer 6

hi

Im a swimmer and there is a pressure pad on the wall that the swimmer hits which sends a time to the timer. Thats how they get the exact time. The judge could not possibly choose a winner when its a tenth of a second difference

Thanks

Answer 7

Watch carefully in the underwater shots...

there is a sensor that predicts the timing to the millisecond !!

Answer 8

wonga 16 is a dumbass its an electric sensor, swimmin is my fave event and ul notice when they finish the wall moves , u can see this in the unda water camera

Answer 9

there are definitely touch pads on the walls

and on the starting blocks

this is how they get the results so fast

Answer 10

There are electronic pads at each end of the pool that attach to the wall. These pads have been used for a minimum of 25 yrs. They are removable.

When the swimmer makes their turn and touches the wall with their feet, it records their time. When the swimmer touches the wall, it records their time. That is how their finish is determined and how there can actually be a tie (as occured Tuesday morning in 1 event.)

Answer 11

well i guess lke everyone else said yes there is a touch pad on the walls so they know what the splits are and what times they get. but im pretty sure that the people in charge of that have to start the timer first. i've never seen a starting block with a sensor on it =S.  sooo yeh.

Answer 12

In the Olympics, there is a sensor on the wall, that when touched, does stop the timer, and that is why it is important to not just tap the wall in swimming.

The official who does sit there only does two things, they check that the swimmer does finish properly, and they also have a button to press when they finish just in case that the swimmer does press it too lightly or the sensor fails.