Colorado Time Systems (CTS) is an American company based in Loveland, Colorado that designs, manufactures, sells, and services aquatic timing systems, scoreboards, LED video displays, and related products.
History
Colorado Time Systems was born in the Test & Measurement division of
Hewlett-Packard (HP). HP wanted to explore opportunities in the sports timing industry and chose aquatics because it required such precise measurement. In 1972, a group of HP engineers spun off from HP and founded CTS.
From those very specific aquatic beginnings, an extensive and multi-faced sports timing and display company was born. Throughout the years, CTS has maintained a steadfast commitment to provide cutting edge scoring and display products for all venues.
In July 2011, Colorado Time Systems was acquired by PlayCore; based in Chattanooga, TN. Colorado Time Systems is part of the Everactive Brands division.
Sponsorship partners
Colorado Time Systems is the official timing, scoring and display partner to:
USA Water Polo
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US Synchronized Swimming, Mexican Swimming Federation, FINA Junior World Swimming Championship, American Swimming Coaches Association, and China Swimming Association.
Important Mentions
Modern Marvels - History Channel
On December 23, 2008, the
History Channel
History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Dis ...
series,
Modern Marvels
''Modern Marvels'' is an American worldwide television series that formerly aired on the History Channel and is currently shown on Story Television. The program focuses on how technologies affect and are used in modern society. It is History's f ...
, aired an episode titled ''"Measure It!"''. This episode discussed various modern methods of precise measurement, including the measurement of time, following the
Beijing Olympics. The segment, featuring Colorado Time Systems, talked about the construction of modern timing systems and the history of
Swimming Touchpads
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Photo Gallery
See also on Wikipédia
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Aquatic timing system
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Scoreboard
A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game. Most levels of sport from high school and above use at least one scoreboard for keeping score, measuring time, and displaying statistics. Scoreboards in the past used ...
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Swimming Touchpads
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
Footnotes
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External links
Colorado Time Systems WebsiteSwiss Timing WebsiteDaktronics Aquatics WebsiteSeiko Time Systems Website
Display technology companies
Water sports equipment manufacturers