I believe it was actually Sydney 2000. Clearly it was the first swim in the prelims, the crowd was on their feet cheering so I don't think they minded.
He was competing under a program where countries that have no swimming programs can send a swimmer without meeting qualifying times in the hope that it will lead to the establishment of new national swim programs. I've forgotten which country he was from but I read that they don't have any public pools in the country, he trained in a small hotel pool.
I don't think it was a disgrace at all.
I believe it was actually Sydney 2000. Clearly it was the first swim in the prelims, the crowd was on their feet cheering so I don't think they minded.
He was competing under a program where countries that have no swimming programs can send a swimmer without meeting qualifying times in the hope that it will lead to the establishment of new national swim programs. I've forgotten which country he was from but I read that they don't have any public pools in the country, he trained in a small hotel pool.
I don't think it was a disgrace at all.
