The FINA rules say no but not considering the rulebook, should Libby Lenton's 52.99 go in the record books. There has been alot of debate on this in the other thread. What do you think?
why didn't the japanese breastroker get DQ'd after video clearly showed the fly kick?Quite simply, because the officials with jurisdiction (Inspector of Turns and Judge of Strokes) to call the infraction did not see any infraction and video instant replay is not an approved officiating tool.
At the meet, a FINA official was quoted in the Aussie press, telling Swimming Australia's head person to file for ratificiation, as the FINA official did not see any reason why the record wouldn't be ratified.Apparently the quoted FINA official at the meet was not the person who determines what will be accepted as a World record. Heck, if they would have asked me, I’d have said yes submit the ratification paperwork, but I don’t think FINA would have ratified the record just because I said submit the paperwork…. Or maybe they would; I’ll give it a try.
why didn't the japanese breastroker get DQ'd after video clearly showed the fly kick?Quite simply, because the officials with jurisdiction (Inspector of Turns and Judge of Strokes) to call the infraction did not see any infraction and video instant replay is not an approved officiating tool.
At the meet, a FINA official was quoted in the Aussie press, telling Swimming Australia's head person to file for ratificiation, as the FINA official did not see any reason why the record wouldn't be ratified.Apparently the quoted FINA official at the meet was not the person who determines what will be accepted as a World record. Heck, if they would have asked me, I’d have said yes submit the ratification paperwork, but I don’t think FINA would have ratified the record just because I said submit the paperwork…. Or maybe they would; I’ll give it a try.
