Starting Pistol

BigGref · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Nov 04, 2008, 04:38pm

Who still brings a starter's pistol to swim meets?

Since almost all systems are automatic, with strobe/electric starter.
And who still uses pistols as a recall device?

Kevin Russell · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Nov 28, 2008, 01:50am

False starts are still recalled in meets run according to NCAA rules. False starts are not recalled in meets run according to high school (NFHS), USA Swimming, and FINA rule. YMCA meets use USA Swimming rules. Because of this, recall pistols are used at NCAA meets, but not others.

Starts can still be recalled for unfair starts -- interference from a car horn, timer's ringing cell phone, or defective starting equipment, for example. Typically, the recall is accomplished with a signal from the starting equipment. A recall rope is needed for swimmers who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Kevin Russell

View Poll Results: Starter's Pistol
No need for a pistol anymore	1	100.00%
Starter's pistol for starts only	0	0%
Pistol as recall only	0	0%
Pistol for both starts and recalls	0	0%
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