Daniel Carr Re-Swims 100 Back After Start Platform Interference, Qualifies for A-Final (RACE VIDEO)

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Cal’s Daniel Carr initially finished 17th in the 100 back prelims at the men’s NCAA championships in 45.45, but he received an opportunity to re-swim the event after he slipped on the backstroke platform in his lane on the second turn. In his re-swum race, Carr blasted a 44.86 to qualify for the championship final.

That knocked Alabama’s Zane Waddell out of the A-final and knocked Austin Katz out of the scoring entirely. Carr’s re-swim also occurred in lane one, and his teammates stood on the side of the pool rooting him on. In their exuberance after seeing Carr’s time, Cal coach Dave Durden fell to his knees in celebration. All of that is visible in Carr’s re-swim video, where he again swam in lane one.

Re-swims are rare, though they have happened in the past. At the 2018 FINA World Short Course Championships, Turkey’s 200 medley relay made the final after a re-swim.

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Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

5 years ago

Hey backstrokers, how many times has this happened to you (the backstroke platform not being moved in time) or ALMOST happened to you? It is something in the back of your mind at big meets?

Adrian Dinis

5 years ago

So if I understand this story correctly, the ledge didn’t retract and that’s what he got tangled up on?

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David Rieder - Senior Writer

5 years ago

Reply to Adrian Dinis

Adrian, the Omega pads don’t have retractable backstroke platforms. Instead, the official (or sometimes a coach) has to actually move it into and out of place. Looks like someone just didn’t do it this time.

Mary Jo Pursley

5 years ago

NOT FAIR !!!!

Jon Palmer

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

Wrong

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David Rieder - Senior Writer

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

I agree that it’s definitely an advantage to have the second chance, no competition in the pool, etc., but I really don’t see any other option here from a fairness perspective. Definitely a tough break for Alabama and even for Texas, but it’s making the best of a not-great situation.

Tucker Rivera

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

Mary Jo Pursley you don’t drop .7 seconds on a whim

Mary Jo Pursley

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

Tucker Rivera – you do if you have clean water and the parent group going nuts – watch the video of his prelim swim he was going a low 45 till the last 10 yards – the turn wasn’t the problem. It was unfair to the kid that legitimately made the top 8!!!

Jen Koeller Snowberg

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

Go Daniel!

Mary Jo Pursley

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

Jen Koeller Snowberg Tucker Riviera – its really not funny — it totally robbed Zane of the top 8 . Cals coach was yelling about it before he even knew if it interfered — watch the race closely Daniel goes into the turn slightly ahead of lane 2 and comes out of the turn slightly ahead of lane 2 — it REALLY doesn’t look like the equipment was an issue.

Mary Jo Pursley

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

the officials didn’t have video review they just took Cal’s word for it !!!

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

May I suggest that you review the articles about how Siobhan Haughey and UMichigan handled her questionable DQ for a lesson in how to respond to setbacks with grace? Thanks.

David Arluck

5 years ago

Real deal

Tucker Rivera

5 years ago

OOOOOOOHHH

Karin Knudson O'Connell

5 years ago

They didn’t pull up the backstroke ledge for him and it interfered with his race and turns. Glad he got to re-swim it!

Mary Jo Pursley

5 years ago

Reply to Karin Knudson O'Connell

Watch the video — it didn’t interfere he died in the last 10 yards. His re-swim was in clean water and the entire Cal parent group was going nuts — it was sooo unfair !!!

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

Nah. I realize it knocked an Alabama swimmer out of the A-final, but that doesn’t make it unfair. And I don’t know how the parent group could have made such a difference from the opposite side of the pool if the backstroke ledge in the guy’s own lane supposedly wasn’t to blame for the trouble in his original swim.

Vegas Swim Mom

5 years ago

Reply to Mary Jo Pursley

There is an argument to be made that the malfunction on the turn messed up his pacing or even his mental game, which affected the last 10 yards. Without knowing for certain, the better option is to let him reswim it.

Heather York DiFulvio

5 years ago

Reply to Karin Knudson O'Connell

Mary Jo Pursley You know how much of swimming is a mental game? One thing throws you off your game, it’s a ripple effect. And in this case, it wasn’t anything in his control. To shrug and say “oh, well, the official missed it” is quite unfair to him. Without knowing for certain how it affected his swim, the better option is to swim again. And more commonly, reswims alone in a pool with no one to push you do not yield great results.

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Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

5 years ago

I have never seen this at a huge meet like this where a re-swim gets somebody into the A final like that. Crazy morning!

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Courtney Mykkanen

5 years ago

GOOOO BEARS!!!

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Taylor Covington

5 years ago

This is absolutely unreal. Go bears!

Olivia Wile

5 years ago

Too much can go wrong with these things!! I’ve never been a fan and this is another reason why.

Olivia McKelvey

5 years ago

The definition of a comeback hero

Anonymous

5 years ago

Crazy. Let’s go Cal! ?

McKenna Ehrmantraut

5 years ago

Crazy. Let’s go Cal! ?

Taylor Covington

5 years ago

Never seen anything like it

Ellen

5 years ago

Wow you wouldn’t think a mistake like that would happen at such a huge meet championship

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Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

5 years ago

Another question is, how much will this affect the team standings? It puts a Cal swimmer in the final instead of not scoring, and bumps a Texas swimmer out of the B final. That is a huge point swing.

Brent Rutemiller

5 years ago

Reply to Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

Good Point Dan! Keep us informed

Anonymous

5 years ago

Reply to Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

We will only know for sure at the end of the meet. If the point differential is larger than the points earned/could have been earned in the 1back, then no affect on team standings. If it’s a close final point total, then there’s an argument to be made. My perspective is if there’s equipment failure due to no fault of the swimmer, like the block here (or flags dropping into the water, or lights turning off, etc etc), then the swimmer shouldn’t be penalized. Obviously, other swimmers are impacted, but the primary swimmer should have been allowed his re-swim. Turns are important in a race, we practice them all the time. Thanks–

Sarah Bray Ehrmantraut

5 years ago

Wow! Lots of questionable calls and errors like the women’s meet.

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Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor

5 years ago

If the event scores the way the seeds are (which of course you never know), Texas is still seeded to score 28 points instead of 29, but Cal is seeded to score 15 instead of Zero.

Craig Welday

5 years ago

tough to swim against yourself…good job!