https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/12530/spainsih-swimmer-false-startIs there anyone in the stadium who heard what sounded like the starting gun? A false start is a false start. Why did they make this one different?en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/199136?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 07 Aug 2016 04:31:40 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1b3c3400-d695-4ed2-aaac-ed5dfeafce20SportygeekThe starter held the swimmers because the swimmer in Lane 3 was moving. (Probably should have asked all the swimmers to stand down, rather than just asked the swimmer in Lane 3 to be still). <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/06/spanish-swimmer-wins-over-crowd-after/88336166/">www.usatoday.com/.../</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>