Losing her chip is major red-flag. I've raced 3 full IM's, 13 half-IM's, and a bunch of sprints/olympics/etc. and have never lost a chip and know very few people who have. Losing a chip while not losing the strap is also suspicious since it takes effort to thread the chip onto the strap and effort to get the chip off. I'm not saying it can't happen, but a history of losing timing chips is very odd.The image at the top of the piece shows her chip at her ankle, below her wetsuit. Unless you plan on losing your chip, you ALWAYS wear the chip higher up so your wetsuit covers it, making it harder to come off in the swim when other swimmers grab your ankles.
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