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Yes, a machine in a form of sensors judges the swimmers.

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The pool's walls are equipped with touchpad sensors. Whoever touches the wall first wins.

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If some one gets the same time, there is swim off or a tiebreaker.

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From what i have read there is a sensor in the panel that the swimmera touch at the end of ever pool length.

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