PHOENIX, July 30. AT the suggestion of coach Steve Selthoffer, Swimming World has proposed a solution to the controversy over the Seiko touchpads at the 9th FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

2004-08-23 04:00:00 PDT Athens-- From microchips on marathon runners' shoes to ultrasensitive touch pads in the pool, there's a 007 trove of gadgetry behind the Games to help separate the Olympic ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11. AT least a handful of times a year, relay touchpad judging equipment is at the center of controversy. It usually winds up costing a team a spot or two in team standings, or ...

In swimming, touchpads were introduced by Omega at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. This "wet" run was used as a test of the Swim-O-Matic system before the Mexico City summer games in 1968, ...