Eric the Eeel went on to cut his time in half in time for the 2004 Olympics (but didn't make it because of a Visa bungle.)
Had he the sufficient training to swim the times he later went then I'd have no issue with him participating with a wild card entry. However, in Sydney he'd only just begun swimming and had only just completed a SC swim just prior to the games. The result was seen as an embarrassment by many his native land and that remains the moment that people remember of him.
Eric the Eeel went on to cut his time in half in time for the 2004 Olympics (but didn't make it because of a Visa bungle.)
Had he the sufficient training to swim the times he later went then I'd have no issue with him participating with a wild card entry. However, in Sydney he'd only just begun swimming and had only just completed a SC swim just prior to the games. The result was seen as an embarrassment by many his native land and that remains the moment that people remember of him.
