Oct 28 2009
The famed Duel in the Pool will feature two Daktronics (Nasdaq-DAKT) portable LED video screens.
“The concept of a USA versus a European Select team was first raised during the World Championships in 2005, stated British Swimming Chief Executive David Sparkes. “With regular dialogue, a real willingness on both sides and with the support of British Gas, Speedo, Daktronics and Manchester City Council, we’re now able to realise these dreams and bring some of the world’s greatest swimmers to Manchester.”
The portable displays, comprised of Daktronics PST-10 video panels, bring spectators live broadcasts of each race. The displays also show live race times, standings updates and a variety of other promotional content.
Britain’s best swimmers will come together with athletes from Germany and Italy as a European Select team that will go head-to-head with the might of the USA at the British Gas Duel in the Pool in December.
The biennial Duel in the Pool is a USA Swimming event designed to showcase the sport’s most exciting swimmers in non-Olympic years and will be co-hosted this year by British Gas and British Swimming.
The British Gas Duel in the Pool will be held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre on 18-19 December and takes on a new format with the USA facing a combined European Select team.
The event provides a unique opportunity for fans to see the world’s greatest swimmers going head-to-head for supremacy in the pool.
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