[Sportsandrec] Blind Competitive Swimming

[Lori]

Justin,

Go to Kiefer.com and checkout the AdapTap. I was involved in the testing of 
it when it was first designed. You can set up the markers to suit your 
needs. If you just want to be notified when you are reaching the wall at the 
end of the lane  you only need four of them and it will cost you about $30. 
You can also set it up to help you swim straight and to stay out of the lane 
ropes. It is very helpful for detecting the end of the lane or extremely 
consistent for knowing when to do a flip turn, etc.

The system is thin rods that attach to the lane ropes. They have balls on 
the ends that are not attached to the lane ropes. The end ones are a length 
that when one is placed on both the left and right, they almost touch, so 
you can't miss them, yet the allow you to swim through them. They can be 
placed anywhere  you choose, but a common place would be the backstroke 
flags. If you want to use them for orientation through out the lane, then 
they are set as pairs in intervals  along the lane. That way if a right 
ankle brushes one, you know you are begining to veer left and you can make a 
minor adjustment and don't have to get into the lane ropes before you know 
you are swimming crooked.


Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JUSTIN LOUCHART" <jalouchart at gmail.com>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:03 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Blind Competitive Swimming


> Hi, all,
>
> In the fall semester I'll be taking a swimming conditioning class; the
> pool is standard parallel lane setup.
>
> Any ideas on how to keep within the lane? I'm considering putting an
> electronic beeper at the far wall, but it could be difficult to hear
> above the clamor.
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions,
> Justin
>
> -- 
> Justin Louchart
> JALOUCHART at GMAIL.COM
>
> Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam
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