07-24-2019, 04:31 AM
FYI, you can see all the FINA events (did you know there was a 20M diving event? Yowch!) on www.olympicchannel.com, if you are on one of MANY TV services (including Sling -- they initially show you about 12, but click on "Show more"). The USA women played AUS in a water polo semifinal this (Wed.) morning, but I'll not mention the results if you want to watch it.
Watching the women's water polo live was VERY frustrating. My live feed was disrupted every 2 minutes (literally!) with an ad. The ad required you to click to start the ad, and some of the ads required a second click to "skip" the ad. For those not familiar with water polo, imagine watching a basketball game under those conditions. I could usually get back to the live feed after about 15 seconds, but a possession only lasts 30 seconds.
However, I watched some previously-played water polo matches and there were no ads. They were easy to watch, with good quality video, and good camera work (PAC-12, pay attention!). You can jump around in the video. No video announcer. The stadium announcer (I'm not sure what language) could not be heard well, but they did have boom mikes that they'd put over one team during a timeout. They didn't show the shot clock, but you do see the game clock and a penalty clock. The underwater videos were too infrequent for my taste, but they were quite good. It would be interesting to set up two cameras, one above the goal and one below, so they looked at the same (sub)surface area, centered on about 5m out from the goal, and do a split screen of above/under water.
And, yes, they do have all the FINA swimming (but I'm getting that nightly from NBCSN(?) on Sling)
If you're curious, a free-fall of 20m takes 2 seconds with a final speed of about 44mph. The usual 10m platform results in a 1.4 second fall, ending at 31mph. The kinetic energy of your body is twice that at 20m versus 10m. (Thanks to the splat calculator.)
Watching the women's water polo live was VERY frustrating. My live feed was disrupted every 2 minutes (literally!) with an ad. The ad required you to click to start the ad, and some of the ads required a second click to "skip" the ad. For those not familiar with water polo, imagine watching a basketball game under those conditions. I could usually get back to the live feed after about 15 seconds, but a possession only lasts 30 seconds.
However, I watched some previously-played water polo matches and there were no ads. They were easy to watch, with good quality video, and good camera work (PAC-12, pay attention!). You can jump around in the video. No video announcer. The stadium announcer (I'm not sure what language) could not be heard well, but they did have boom mikes that they'd put over one team during a timeout. They didn't show the shot clock, but you do see the game clock and a penalty clock. The underwater videos were too infrequent for my taste, but they were quite good. It would be interesting to set up two cameras, one above the goal and one below, so they looked at the same (sub)surface area, centered on about 5m out from the goal, and do a split screen of above/under water.
And, yes, they do have all the FINA swimming (but I'm getting that nightly from NBCSN(?) on Sling)
If you're curious, a free-fall of 20m takes 2 seconds with a final speed of about 44mph. The usual 10m platform results in a 1.4 second fall, ending at 31mph. The kinetic energy of your body is twice that at 20m versus 10m. (Thanks to the splat calculator.)