{"id":302026,"date":"2018-03-23T11:36:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T18:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=302026"},"modified":"2018-03-23T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T20:38:05","slug":"two-nag-records-taken-back-after-daktronics-timing-mishap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/two-nag-records-taken-back-after-daktronics-timing-mishap\/","title":{"rendered":"Two NAG Records Officially Taken Back After Daktronics Timing Mishap"},"content":{"rendered":"

After following through with Daktronics and USA Swimming, 2018 ISCA Jr. National Championship Cup Meet Director Doug Fonder<\/strong> announced that all times from the first four sessions of the meet will count, but with .396 seconds added to them.<\/p>\n

The addition of time comes after a confirmed issue with the Daktronics timing system setup. The timing system did not start calculating the results of each swimmer until .396 seconds after the start giving swimmers – especially 50 swimmers – a huge advantage.<\/p>\n

A possible error was brought to the attention of Swimming World<\/em><\/a> and ISCA on March 22 after many heats of incredibly fast fifties. After ISCA confirmed that there was an issue, the timing system was fixed for the Thursday Final and Friday Preliminary sessions. All times from these sessions, as well as the reminder of the meet, were official and accurate.<\/p>\n

Additionally, any qualifying times, meet, LSC or National Age Group Records that stand after the .396 adjustment will still count. While the adjusted times from the first four sessions will still be uploaded into the USA Swimming SWIMS Database and be officially counted, the additional tenths make a huge difference for many swims.<\/p>\n

Specifically, two of the five National Age Group Records that have been set will no longer count after adjusting the results from the first four sessions of the meet.<\/p>\n

Daktronics released a statement on the issue: \u201cLiberty University has alerted us to an issue with the aquatics timing system at their venue. We understand that accuracy in timing for these events is imperative at all levels of competition and have worked directly with the university to determine the cause of this issue and implement a resolution. The issue caused a delay at the beginning of events between the horn going off and the timer starting. Liberty University and the International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) were properly following directions in setting up the system of the ISCA Junior National Championship Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cA short-term resolution has been implemented to the existing equipment to ensure accuracy for the remaining events of the meet. Daktronics will be sending new horn starts to replace the affected product at Liberty University. In addition, we have communicated with the officials to establish the correct times for the previous events. Daktronics will continue to stand behind Liberty University to provide the necessary customer support.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Team Member Michael Andrew<\/strong> accounted for two of these five swims – setting new 17-18 marks in the preliminaries and finals of the 100 breast. First, he posted a 50.85 and followed up his performance with a 50.79 later that day<\/a>. Adding .396 to his finals time gives him an actual swim of 51.18, which is actually .02 off Reece Whitley<\/strong>‘s swim from February<\/a>. The performance is still a best for Andrew.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Mason Manta Rays have set three NAG Relay Records throughout the meet. While the 15-16 Boys 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle Relays will still count, the 15-18 relay including 17-year-old Jake Foster<\/strong><\/a> is now invalid.<\/p>\n

Manta Ray Relay Breakdown:<\/h3>\n

15-18 200 Medley Relay<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n