To me, that is the first topic. Just as Dean vs. Nickal was predicted to be both the last final Saturday night and to anoint the Hodge winner, I think that the 197 final, expected to be Brooks vs. Hidlay, will be the same.
Cornella blew out his injured knee in OT. Two matches and scrupulously avoided ever being on bottom, and really couldn't do much in neutral. Cornell could've had all ten guys in the semis if not for that injury (yeah, everyone gets injuries).
This. Fernandez got the first two takedowns, was in deep about three more times, and gave up a very late takedown. The ref failed to give Fernandez back points on the first takedown. Swisher really only had that one TD attempt the whole match, it seemed.
Except a Medical Forfeit is when a wrestler does not take the mat at all. No recovery from that. An injury default is when a wrestler starts but does not finish a match. The wrestler can compete in their next match.
Not exactly authoritative, is it? A tweet by a reporter (I guess) quoting an unnamed official. Which do you think is more likely: 1.a was officially cited without any other swimmer actually being interfered with, and nobody reviewed and overruled what would be an obvious discretionary correction; or 1.b was cited as an obvious infraction occured?
Seems like people don't understand that the swimmer broke a clear rule, most likely unintentionally, and that the official on deck should not have enforced the rule since it appears that no other swimmer's race was affected. I guess "no harm, no foul" is the thinking?
I thought this part was pretty clear:
Rule 2.5.1.b: A swimmer who changes lanes during a heat shall be disqualified.
https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NCAA-Swimming-and-Diving-Rules-Book-2021-2023.pdf