A technical error has denied Isaac Cooper a world title and new junior world record after swimming a time faster than the eventual winner.
Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper says an apology from World Aquatics won’t make up for the pain of a farcical technical error that robbed the young swimmer of a maiden World Shortcourse Championship title on a controversial night in Melbourne.
Three of the eight competitors - in lane one, second and seven - heard the beep and stopped swimming. They believed a false start occurred. Isaac Cooper is consoled by Ryan Murphy of the United States after the re-swim of the men’s 50m backstroke final.“I heard a second horn and I thought I’m here at worlds, I’m not going to stop in case everyone else keeps going,” Cooper told reporters. “The reality is normally there is a rope at 15 [metres] that will drop to stop the swimmer. That wasn’t there in this situation.”
World Aquatics issued an apology before the re-swim took place in what was a major blunder for the governing body.“Life just keeps throwing shit at me and I just keep on pushing through,” Cooper said. “I’ve gone through so many low points and all I want to do is be able to stand on top. Every time I get close, I get knocked back again.
“I called my coach and he was crying, which made me cry even more. I definitely rest easy knowing my time was the fastest.”
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