{"id":388992,"date":"2019-08-07T17:28:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T00:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=388992"},"modified":"2020-02-26T17:20:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T00:20:01","slug":"s-r-smith-designs-a-new-velocity-starting-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/s-r-smith-designs-a-new-velocity-starting-block\/","title":{"rendered":"S.R. Smith Designs a New Velocity Starting Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/srsmith.com\/en-us\/products\/starting-platforms\/velocity-vr-starting-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Velocity VR<\/strong><\/a> is the newest member of S.R.Smith\u2019s Velocity Starting Block Series, specifically designed to replace existing S.R.Smith Varsity blocks by fitting into existing deck anchors.\u00a0 The Varsity block has been a standard at competitive pools for decades, and now aquatic facilities can upgrade without drilling the deck and installing new anchors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"388996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/s-r-smith-designs-a-new-velocity-starting-block\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,461\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T2i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1559027861&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/7\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\npress release&lt;br \/&gt;\nsr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-388996\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1.jpg\" alt=\"sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr\" width=\"560\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1-243x200.jpg 243w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1-450x370.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1-500x412.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sr-smith-starting-block-velocity-vr-1-533x439.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like all S.R.Smith Velocity starting blocks, the VR features a large (28\u201d x 32\u201d) fiberglass footboard with a TrueTread\u2122 non-slip surface. The footboard is also available with sand tread, which allows for custom colors and logos.\u00a0 The track start wedge is adjustable to five positions, and easily tucks beneath the footboard (without detaching) to clear the surface for relay exchanges.\u00a0\u00a0For more information, including product specifications and engineering drawings, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.srsmith.com\/startwithvelocity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">srsmith.com\/startwithvelocity<\/a> or call 800.824.4387.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"377489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=377489\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR.png\" data-orig-size=\"325,61\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"srsmith-logo-openSR\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;srsmith-logo-open&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR.png\" class=\" wp-image-377489\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR.png\" alt=\"SR Smith logo\" width=\"309\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR.png 325w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR-280x53.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/srsmith-logo-openSR-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About S.R.Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>S.R.Smith is a worldwide leader of residential, commercial and accessibility swimming pool deck equipment.\u00a0 Founded in 1932, S.R.Smith is headquartered in Canby, Oregon with additional manufacturing facilities in Portland, TN; Memphis, TN; Tucson, AZ and Brisbane, Australia. 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