Diack: False Start Rule Stays

[Actuary400m]

@kitkat1

One reason might be that reaction off the blocks has about as much significance in swimming sprints as it does to the final outcome of the track 400m race. That is, no correlation at all. But in a track race that can last as little as 10sec, reaction time can decide medals.

50m times for the different strokes range from 20 to 25 seconds, which makes them pretty comparable to a 200m race on the track.

How about LaShawn Merritt’s reaction time in the 400m finals? I think someone on here pointed out that he ran for 0.13 less seconds than James in the race, yet still lost. They way I look at it, every hundredth matters in a sprint.