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.
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I am certain that in 2004 the team was told thaht reaction times would be factored out. THey did not want people to push their starts in prelims. This is why Komisarcz, whose split (I believe) was faster than Piper did not get to swim the relay in the finals. Edit add: and Komisarcz was the far more experienced swimmer so that is completely irrelevent.
PS: the 4x100 set the WR in prelims. WIll that record be ratified? WIll swimmers recieve a bonus? WIll Grevers get two bonuses?
I am certain that in 2004 the team was told thaht reaction times would be factored out. THey did not want people to push their starts in prelims. This is why Komisarcz, whose split (I believe) was faster than Piper did not get to swim the relay in the finals. Edit add: and Komisarcz was the far more experienced swimmer so that is completely irrelevent.
PS: the 4x100 set the WR in prelims. WIll that record be ratified? WIll swimmers recieve a bonus? WIll Grevers get two bonuses?
