Swimming and Diving
Precise performance, in and out of the water
Professional timing
Introduction
The Microgate swimming system, based on ReiPro and LinkPod, manages competitions in 25 m or 50 m pools with 6 to 10 lanes, without requiring a PC for race management. The system integrates with ALGE touchpads and starting blocks and allows connection of monitors and a mouse for easier race control. ReiPro timer automates unlimited heats, calculating turns based on distance and stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly). It manages active or empty lanes, disqualifications and withdrawals in real time, adapting to every competition level, from elite events to youth and Masters races, with flexible lane configurations (0–9, 1–10) and all relay formats.
Regulations
Examples of configurations:
flexible and customizable
The Microgate swimming system offers maximum flexibility: it manages manual races with lane buttons only or fully automatic configurations. These include electronic starts, touchpads on both pool ends, starting blocks for false start or relay takeover detection, and dedicated sensors for backstroke starts.
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Configuration 1
Manual Swimming
For manual swimming competitions, Microgate uses the ReiPro timer connected to LinkPod modules. The system does not use touchpads: starts, turns and finishes are detected through dedicated lane buttons. Variable-length cables allow timekeepers to position themselves optimally to verify the swimmers’ touch, ensuring high precision even without touchpads.
Configuration 2
Automatic Swimming – Single-Side Automatic
In single-side automatic swimming competitions, the Microgate system uses the ReiPro timer connected to an electronic acoustic/visual starting system. On the finish side, ALGE touchpads and backup buttons are connected to LinkPod modules (one every 4 lanes). This configuration guarantees precise touch timing together with manual backup data, ensuring maximum reliability for judges and timekeepers.
Configuration 3
Automatic Swimming – Double-Side Automatic
The double-side automatic swimming system uses the ReiPro timer with ALGE touchpads also installed on the turn side, connected by cable through standard LinkPods or via a wireless LinkPod solution that removes poolside cabling. An electronic acoustic/visual starting system is integrated. The system allows judges and timekeepers to provide backup data to verify correct swimmer touches on both the finish and turn sides.
Configuration 4
Automatic Swimming – Single/Double-Side Automatic with False Start, Relay Takeover and/or Backstroke Start Detection
The advanced automatic swimming system integrates the ReiPro timer with ALGE touchpads, backup buttons, ALGE starting blocks for detecting false starts or irregular relay takeovers, and dedicated backstroke sensors, all connected to LinkPod modules (one every 2 lanes). The configuration ensures maximum technical precision and manual backup data, covering every regulatory requirement during competition.
Our Systems Are Certified
Microgate technologies are certified by international sports federations such as FIS and FEI, which apply some of the world’s most demanding standards for timing accuracy. This recognition demonstrates the reliability and quality of our systems across a wide range of applications.
Products suited for this field of application
Microgate develops timing and data management systems for swimming, designed to ensure precision, reliability, and operational continuity in both training sessions and competitions. Professional solutions supporting timekeepers, federations, and organizers in the complete management of every event.
OUR COMPOSITE SYSTEMS
Pro Series
For us, time is a precious resource, not just a unit of measure. For this reason, since 1989 we have designed ultra-high accuracy, modular timing solutions suited to every situation.
Today we offer optimal user experience, reliability, precision, flexibility and connectivity: welcome to the new era of professional timing with the Pro Series!
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The HiTiming, HiChrono, and HiSettings apps make timing simpler, faster, and more intuitive: from device configuration to real-time results visualization, data analysis, and sharing. A connected ecosystem designed to work anywhere, even directly on the slope.
