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Olympic judges miss ‘blatant’ Honey Osrin infraction in swimming controversy
By Jenna Lemoncelli,
4 hours ago
Another swimming controversy is brewing at the Paris Olympics.
British swimmer Honey Osrin finished second in the semifinal of the women’s 200-meter backstroke Thursday with a time of 2:07.84 — qualifying for Friday’s final.
However, since-deleted footage from the race that surfaced on social media showed Osrin swimming past the 15-meter mark underwater, which is grounds for disqualification.
Swimmers must breach the water before the 15-meter mark at the start of the race and after each turn. A red marker on the lane rope is used to judge the competition.
Inside Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, where swimming events are being held, overhead and underwater cameras are used to monitor possible infractions, according to the Olympics’ official website .
Many on social media weren’t happy with the judges.
“Why do we even have 15-meter judges if they’re going to let something this blatant slide? Honey Osrin is the third seed for the final in this. She should be DQ’d,” Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde wrote Thursday on X.
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