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Starting blocks. (Product Roundup).


What sets Quickblox[TM] starting blocks start·ing block
n.
1. Sports
a. An apparatus that braces a runner's feet at the start of a race, consisting of two angled supports adjustably mounted on a rigid frame that is usually anchored to the track.

b.
 apart from others in the competitive swim market is their patent-pending, built-in strobe lights strobe light
n.
A flash lamp that produces high-intensity short-duration light pulses by electric discharge in a gas.



strobe light 
 that flash in sync with the start tone, so swimmers react to sight and sound. These powdercoated, stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
 blocks from US Filter also provide unique handles to give backstrokers a variety of gripping angles, increasing the ease and comfort of starts.

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Date:Nov 1, 2002
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