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About Jessica Montenegro
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I was a competitive swimmer for about 7 years, swam collegiate for one of the top national champions in swimming. I then coached and trained every age group team from novice to masters.I can answer questions about any swimming stroke, training for competition or health, coaching, and teaching any age group. I am also a certified personal trainer, so if you have questions feel free to ask!
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I began as a year round club swimmer and diver and moved on to being captain of my team, as well as swimming collegiate for the one of the Nations top championship schools. I was chosen to teach and coach novice and juniors as well as going on to coach masters. I then went on the be a personal trainer that included aquatic aerobics.
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I have been a member of USA swimming and the Masters swimming organizations.
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trained as a professional lifeguard and coach
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MVP in female diving, 4 year and captains award in swimming.
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You are here: Experts > Recreation/Outdoors > Swimming > Swimming & Diving > Swim timing system
Expert: Jessica Montenegro
Date: 8/9/2008
Subject: Swim timing system
Question
How does the timing and scoring system work? How do they know exactly who touched the wall first? Is it visual or is there some type of sensor on the wall? I can't seem to figure it out and it is annoying me. Pleas help, I figure since you swam competitively you would know. Also do the Olympics use the same system as everybody else?
Answer
Hello!
Ok so to answer your question there are pads with sensors at each end of the pool that knows which lanes hits at what time according to the moment that a swimmers longest finger hits that board. The score board keeps track of those times so that they can be recorded later. The Olympics use the same system as we use to. They have back up timers (people) with stop watches waiting to time the swimmers also just in case the system fails. Each time is recorded exactly, down to the millisecond. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have anymore questions.
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