2017 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 22 – Saturday, March 25
- IUPUI Natatorium – Indianapolis, IN
- Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Texas (results)
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- Live stream: Wednesday/Thursday Prelims & Finals, Friday/Saturday Prelims / Friday/Saturday finals on ESPN3
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It’s been a nightmare of a week for California. Junior Connor Hoppe was disqualified out of heats of the 200 breaststroke Saturday morning, marking a third DQ of a scoring swimmer for Cal in this meet.
Hoppe won his heat of the 200 breaststroke prelims in 1:53.93, setting himself up with the top time. But after a short delay, meet officials announced Hoppe had been disqualified for multiple dolphin kicks during the race.
Hoppe’s time would have placed him 15th, putting him in tonight’s B final to score points. That marks the third time in this meet Cal has had a scoring swimmer disqualified. The first two came from Matt Josa, who took a DQ in the 200 IM and 100 fly on back-to-back days.
Josa’s 200 IM DQ also came for multiple fly kicks during the breaststroke leg. His 100 fly disqualification was for a non-simultaneous touch on a wall.
Between the three, Cal has lost 27 points to DQs, based on each swimmer’s placing as of their DQ.
Hey there are a ton of referees for this meet. I will count them tonite but there are likely upwards of 30. They are not professional baseball referees subjected to individual grading and rating by the MLB office. They are part timers who volunteer their time. There are minimum certification standards for each judge, and I’m sure they are titularly certified. However, if any single judge has a pet peeve or even, perhaps, a power issue, it can ruin the entire season for any swimmer. This AM the lane 6 bulkhead judge DQ’ed 2 breaststrokers in consecutive heats for the same stroke violation. If that is his pet issue, but if the others do not have the same issue, this… Read more »
Although not the infraction he was called for, Hoppe’s start and pullout:
http://giphy.com/gifs/3oKIPo9ti5t2zahsVa/fullscreen
Well with this video proof, I’m sure all Cal-backing commentators will push fortDave and Connor have the integrity to disqualify themselves after the obvious cheating. Man o man.
It’s time for video review to become a thing in swimming
http://www.calbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7896
Lol
EXPOSED
I don’t have a dog in the fight, but I have noticed quite a few violations in numerous events that didn’t result in a DQ for those particular swimmers.
i think the difference is that there was a call on Remedy, while no call on Licon and Sch. While you can see in the underwater finish it happened, the officials didn’t have that advantage. It seems like a difficult call to make by a turn judge. Has that type of DQ ever been made?
i meant to say ever been called?
I watched that same call be made in 2010 against Cal to benefit Texas in the team race when, in fact, it didn’t happen, as could be seen on video at the time. Now, as can be seen on video, Texas(and Mizzou) commit the offense in an incredibly obvious fashion, and no call. Yet 3 questionable DQs on Cal finalists in 3 days here, with video evidence on deck actually disputing the calls, rather than supporting them being made, as in the case of Licon and Schwingenschloegl. This meet and now Swimswam’s coverage of the biggest story of the meet is a mess
you could say the same thing about Hoppe, it looked like he did a scissors kick.
the point is officials can’t catch everything.
Apples and oranges. First Hope isn’t doing a scissor kick. You could say his feet aren’t in the same horizontal plane but it isn’t helping him at all, and is accidental at worst. Meanwhile Licon not only takes an intentional dolphin kick into his finish, he takes mini dolphin kicks between each of his strokes when swimming breaststroke, as can be seen in the video.
haha so Hoppe is accidental and Licon is intentional, Peter Davis you’ve just been exposed
There is a huge difference. You’re being completely disingenuous.
Calm down. It’s only a college swim meet.
What has been exposed is that you can’t accept the fact that Texas has not just been better than Cal these last few years, but been in a different league. A few years ago, when Cal was on top, I remember how you bad mouthed Eddie and wrote off the Texas program, while hailing Cal as the new vanguard of college swimming. I’m sure you were just parroting Durden, whose hatred of Eddie and all things Texas, has been well noted. But the pendulum swung back and you foolishly underestimated Eddie. Cal will return to glory soon enough, but in the meantime, show a little class.
I have no problem with Texas winning. I had them picked to win by over 100 swimming points. I have had nothing but praise for Texas’ success this week. But the fact remains that Will Licon had a DQ overturned immediately in day 2, and made an intentional effort to break the rules and gain an advantage in his 100 breast, along with Fabian Schwingenschloegl.
Where are the repercussions, while Cal has three DQs on three questionable calls that are actually disputed, not proved, by the video evidence? The fact also remains that I watched as Eddie and the head meet refs colluded to cheat on the final race of 2010 NCAAs, so I have first hand knowledge that… Read more »
PD, it is all cool, and nothing meant by my comments. I am a Cal fan and am aware of the history. I was making a few jokes and just trying to add a bit of perspective. No harm intended. Peace—Out.
Sorry, bud, Texas is up by over a hundred points, There’s been national records left and right and this is the fastest overall yards meet in history. That you’re playing armchair official is not “the biggest story of the meet.”
I can’t believe so many top level swimmers are cheating, I only feel bad about dqs if its a blown call. A win is worth nothing if you cheated to get it
Peter, this is getting kind of annoying. The comment section is for fans of swimming to lightheartedly discuss the sport that we love, not rant about what the officials should or shouldn’t have done. 🙂