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by tweetle_beetle 686 days ago
I'm no expert, buy there also seems to be loads more stuff lying on the bottom of the shallow floor than I remember from previous Olympics. Not even sure exactly what it is - large white panels and other equipment that the swimmers don't look that far off touching when underwater (not the robot cameras which are relatively unobtrusive).
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digital lap counters to help the swimmers keep track
Thats pretty nice, when I swam the 500 I would have to lift my head to see the lap counter dropping the sign in the pool which messes with your head position
Wouldn’t the underwater camera on a track cause currents?
I could be fully enclosed for the full length and just have a glass top