Kitajima went 2:07.51 to break Hansen's WR by .99 sec.He was wearing a LZR in defiance of Japanese swimming authorities.I can't find video of the swim yet,can anyone else?
If the judge in his lane saw the kick, OF COURSE he's not going to say he saw it and decided to look the other way.
And Sam, just because he got away with it doesn't mean it isn't cheating. If I look on someone's paper during a final exam, but the teacher doesn't see me, but the rest of the class sees it, am I not cheating?
But, if your scenario had the RULE that only the teacher could call cheating if the TEACHER and only the teacher witnessed it, then it is EXACTLY the same. Sporting rules and morality are 2 totally seperate areas.
Do I think that Kitajima violated the FINA stroke rules for Breaststroke that were in place at the time? Heck yes. But was it a callable infraction at the time? I can not say for certain as I can not attest to what the official(s) did or did not see.
If the judge in his lane saw the kick, OF COURSE he's not going to say he saw it and decided to look the other way.
And Sam, just because he got away with it doesn't mean it isn't cheating. If I look on someone's paper during a final exam, but the teacher doesn't see me, but the rest of the class sees it, am I not cheating?
But, if your scenario had the RULE that only the teacher could call cheating if the TEACHER and only the teacher witnessed it, then it is EXACTLY the same. Sporting rules and morality are 2 totally seperate areas.
Do I think that Kitajima violated the FINA stroke rules for Breaststroke that were in place at the time? Heck yes. But was it a callable infraction at the time? I can not say for certain as I can not attest to what the official(s) did or did not see.
