Success in swimming is not judged on points or goals, but rather on times and places. Races are started with electronic pistols and are only sounded again if an athlete makes a false start.

Artistic -- formerly known as synchronized -- swimming, followed the lead of figure skating, which overhauled its scoring system after a judging scandal at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. Much like ...

Traditional swimming events receive a lot of attention during Summer Olympic cycles, with superstars like Katie Ledecky defining the sport. Dominance aside, another swimming discipline garners ...

The scoring of gymnastics by humans ... face in timed sports (such as track and field and swimming).” He said he thought an AI-assisted system could provide a solution. Technologies at the ...