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Related: About this forumChampion swimmer disqualified for post-race celebration
ACC CHAMPION OWEN LLOYD DISQUALIFIED FOR HIS POST-RACE CELEBRATION
Owen Lloyd finished first in the men's 1650 free, but after falling into his teammate Ross Dant's lane, he was disqualified by officials. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
BY BRADEN KEITH 243
February 25th, 2024 ACC, College
A dramatic scene unfolded on Saturday night at the start of the last session of the 2024 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships.
A meet full of records from the Walsh sisters and Notre Dames Chris Giuliano might instead be remembered for an unusual and rarely-called disqualification in the mens 1650 free.
NC States Owen Lloyd touched the wall in 14:37.04, ostensibly winning the ACC title. In celebration of his victory, Lloyd mounted the lane rope, eventually falling into the lane of his teammate and the runner-up Ross Dant, who was two seconds behind.
Interfered with another swimmer was the official declaration on the results as the reason for the disqualification. ... Dant, who finished in 14:39.34, was declared the winner.
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Owen Lloyd finished first in the men's 1650 free, but after falling into his teammate Ross Dant's lane, he was disqualified by officials. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
BY BRADEN KEITH 243
February 25th, 2024 ACC, College
A dramatic scene unfolded on Saturday night at the start of the last session of the 2024 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships.
A meet full of records from the Walsh sisters and Notre Dames Chris Giuliano might instead be remembered for an unusual and rarely-called disqualification in the mens 1650 free.
NC States Owen Lloyd touched the wall in 14:37.04, ostensibly winning the ACC title. In celebration of his victory, Lloyd mounted the lane rope, eventually falling into the lane of his teammate and the runner-up Ross Dant, who was two seconds behind.
Interfered with another swimmer was the official declaration on the results as the reason for the disqualification. ... Dant, who finished in 14:39.34, was declared the winner.
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North Carolina State Senior Owen Lloyd posted the fastest time in the men's 1650 yard Freestyle, earning him the ACC Title, an automatic entry to the National Championships, and a new best time. Moments later, an announcement was made that Lloyd had been disqualified for "interference with another swimmer."
The rule(s) at play from the NCAA rulebook:
- Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1a: "Any competitor who interferes with another swimmer during a race shall be disqualified from that race, subject to the discretion of the referee..."
- Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1b: "A swimmer who changes lanes during a heat shall be disqualified."
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North Carolina State Senior Owen Lloyd posted the fastest time in the men's 1650 yard Freestyle, earning him the ACC Title, an automatic entry to the National Championships, and a new best time. Moments later, an announcement was made that Lloyd had been disqualified for "interference with another swimmer."
The rule(s) at play from the NCAA rulebook:
- Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1a: "Any competitor who interferes with another swimmer during a race shall be disqualified from that race, subject to the discretion of the referee..."
- Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1b: "A swimmer who changes lanes during a heat shall be disqualified."
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Champion swimmer disqualified for post-race celebration (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2024
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Raven123
(6,006 posts)1. So I assume other swimmers hadn't finished when he jumped the rope
The news clip I saw made it sound like the race has ended, which is strange
Hope22
(2,714 posts)3. These two swimmers were about 50 meters ahead of the rest...
First and second place had finished the rest were still racing but there was no contact with them.
Raven123
(6,006 posts)4. While unfortunate, I agree with the decision.
There is a reason for that rule.
Nittersing
(6,843 posts)2. That was a bs call
Team mate had finished his race... he didn't interfere with anybody.
Xavier Breath
(4,971 posts)5. I'm not a competitive swimming expert
nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but yeah, that seems like bs. I could understand if he had fallen into a lane with an active swimmer, but that clearly wasn't the case. The rule needs to be examined. Little solace for this young man, though.