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RELAY BLOCK [4 records]

Record 1 1988-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
CONT

Relay take-over judges shall observe the "touch-out" and "take-off" of relay team members. They shall not touch a competitor while the latter is on the starting block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
CONT

Les juges de prise de relais observent les arrivées et les départs des équipiers de relais. Ils ne doivent pas toucher le concurrent lorsqu'il est sur la plate-forme de départ.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Electrical Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique industriel

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
DEF

An error in which the swimmer leaves the starting block too soon in a relay race, before his incoming teammate has touched the wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
CONT

Très souvent, le départ sauté ou irrégulier est causé par la faute du nageur arrivant qui ne termine pas sa course d'une façon appropriée, par exemple lorsqu'il se laisse glisser jusqu'au mur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
OBS

téléphonie

Spanish

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