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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NYT says it's to remind the swimmers of the last lap? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/sports/olympics/olympic-pool-airhorns-length-lifeguard.html[/quote] That’s wrong, the ringing bell is for the last lap of the lead swimmer in a distance race. The air horn is just cheering (annoying as it may be!).[/quote] It's not just for the lead swimmer, each lane has an attendant who is also monitoring the turns for any violations who steps forward when the swimmer in that lane is approaching the wall for the last 100m and rings a bell over their heads. I saw it in the 1500m last night and thought it was very amusing.[/quote] Yes, but for mere mortals who swam in local meets, there’s only a bell fire the first winner. I’ve only ever seen a bell lap for everyone at the Olympics. Maybe other international meets have it as well?[/quote]
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