OK--I must not be understanding something. Last night on TV and then in an AP article I read (see below) it was mentioned that Grevers was adding the silver from the 100 back to the gold he got for the men's 4 X 100 free relay? He didn't swim in the final relay that won the gold. How does that work?
Thanks for the insight--it's driving me crazy!!!
BEIJING (AP) — (I cut most of this article out...)
Peirsol defended his Olympic title in the 100 backstroke with a world record of 52.54, and teammate Matt Grevers made it a 1-2 U.S. finish. Peirsol beat his own mark, 52.89, set at last month's national trials in Omaha, Neb., while Grevers added to the gold he won for swimming the preliminaries of the 400 free relay.
The part you put in bold answers your question: prelim swimmers are considered part of the relay team and, thus, get the same medals the swimmers who swam the relay in finals get.
The part you put in bold answers your question: prelim swimmers are considered part of the relay team and, thus, get the same medals the swimmers who swam the relay in finals get.
