Getting started
What FinishLine is, what you need to bring, and how to time your first meet.
- Frequently asked questionsWhat FinishLine is, the meets it is built for, and short answers to the questions most people ask before their first meet. Each answer links to the article that covers it properly.
- Do I need special timing hardware?No. FinishLine runs on the phones and tablets your crew already carries, with no finish-line rig to buy, wire, or transport.
- How many devices do I need?More than one. Timing a meet is a team effort with each role on its own device, and the minimum is small.
- Three ways to run a meetThe same app covers a full lane-timed crew replacing stopwatches and paper, a small accuracy-first crew built on the gun and the camera, and one person with one device and no account.
- What events can FinishLine time?The app times races decided by a clock, run from one shared start to a finish line. Four tests decide whether your event fits, and the start is almost always the one that settles it.
- What you need for connectivity at the trackA normal mobile connection on each device. No track Wi-Fi, no hub, and a brief outage during the meet will not lose times.
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