#10
Congrats @Jake_Foster96 on getting your first OLYMPIC TRIAL CUT!#OMAHA16 #200breast 2:17.15 @swimswamnews pic.twitter.com/iQZMZkPtUm
— Mason Manta Rays (@RAYSswimming) April 1, 2016
Every swimmer remembers their first Olympic Trials cut. Congrats, Jake!
#9
#HappyBirthday to National Team member @reedmalone5! pic.twitter.com/JNnfZKJXXY
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) April 3, 2016
Happy birthday to Reed Malone of USC and the USA National Team.
#8
Happy birthday @ella_eastin hope 19 treats you well! ❤️🌲 pic.twitter.com/XZSS5ZUaim
— Katie Drabot (@katiedrabot) March 28, 2016
Another happy birthday in the NCAA ranks to 200 IM American record-holder Ella Eastin.
#7
saw the set on the board and waited for coach to say April Fools, but he never did 😪… @swimswamnews
— Claire Koh (@claairekohh) April 2, 2016
Yikes
#6
So I'm a professional athlete now. I always wanted to be a professional athlete. This is kinda cool
— Josh Prenot (@JoshPrenot) March 28, 2016
Josh Prenot is done swimming in the NCAA for Cal, but he has his eyes set on making the U.S. Olympic team this summer.
#5
https://twitter.com/coley_stickels/status/715311153111556096
Are you ready? Canadian Olympic Trials will begin on Tuesday, and with the rise of the Canadian youth ranks along with the presence of some international stars, this meet is going to be fast.
#4
Looking at @JustineRess All-American plaque. Typo or did @LilJRess once swim on an IU relay? @swimswamnews pic.twitter.com/DcqUjBTQJV
— Eric Ress (@EricRess) April 2, 2016
Typo or April Fool’s joke..?
#3
Qualified for a 3rd opportunity to represent NZ at the Olympics!So happy for Emma Robinson qualifying for her first pic.twitter.com/CC19QBvzww
— Lauren Boyle (@1aurenboyle) March 28, 2016
Lauren Boyle, New Zealand’s distance swimming star, qualified for her third Olympic Games this past week at the New Zealand trials.
#2
Thanks @TylerClary for this awesome backstroke start drill for @MayaDiRado. Took 3 attempts, but the crowd went wild pic.twitter.com/27b23KLF7E
— Greg Meehan (@Stanford_W_Swim) March 29, 2016
Can’t stop watching, too mesmerizing.
#1
https://twitter.com/yannickagnel/status/715286069940514820
“I’ll let you judge…”
What happened here is the biggest controversy in the swimming world this week besides the ongoing doping issues. At French Nationals, 2012 Olympic 200 free gold medalist Yannick Agnel clearly touched in 2nd place and assumedly would have been able to swim the 200 free in Rio. But, because he touched too low and the pad didn’t register correctly, he was the 3rd place finisher at the end of the day, and won’t compete in Rio individually.
Read more about the controversy here.
About Agnel
“won’t compete in Rio individually”
I’m not so sure. 🙂
Let’s wait for next Wednesday.
I’m not sure I agree with the phrase “because he touched too low on the touchpad” because it sounds like it’s Agnel’s fault. The touchpads should work the same everywhere. There is no rule as to where on the wall a swimmer has to touch.
The equipment was faulty and the French administrators are too cowardly to make the right decision.