the u.s. international team trials in Greensboro in April,
strong meat so far to Rayleigh Gold's for Team. USA and bronze
in the hundred back.
Justin rest from Cary, North Carolina or college career,
North Carolina State sixth in this race in 2017. Missed
making the world team for the u.s. 2019 World's
Last Summer in Tokyo,
but he's back. Like real, a gold so far and comes in with
the top time
from the semi-final round, turn
lane number 4.
You know,
if it wasn't for Chicago's world record in the 100
backstroke I would say. This is a slam dunk for the United
States. I don't see how they don't go 12.
They have just been so Electric in this event, it and flip
a coin between the two of them.
That's how good they are.
Rowdy. We talked with Hunter Armstrong, leading up to this
event. We asked him, did you watch your world record swim?
He said I watched it more times than I can count. Trying to
figure out where I can
shave time and maybe better that Mark. Here
Right next to each other. Jason in the middle. Both are so good
on the start as well.
Little slow there
for wrasse a little slower than he's been .59 still pretty
Fast.
Lanes, four and five to the Americans rest in for Armstrong
five
and they're the two in front
Armstrong with that Long Reach, working their way to the finish
and it will be just addressed with gold. World record holder
with silver.
The US does go 12
What a swim by the Americans to kick things off this last night,
race, sportsmanship, there.
These guys knew coming in. Katie, Ledecky, loving every
minute of it.
She's done. She can enjoy every single second of this last
night just to rest coming out. You just knew
that he wanted this so badly.
You remember, if he got back to Greensboro
when he got
To Armstrong's world record. He also broke the American record,
didn't get to keep it obviously. But these two guys
right there in the middle.
Slam. Dunk 12, was it even close?
Wasn't even close.
In greatness, recognizing World Championship greatness, Justin
dress
with his first individual, long course. World title
beats his teammate
and the world record holder but Rowdy hang on.
There's a video review.
You know what? We talked about this in the production meeting
Jason
In the preliminaries.
Oh my goodness. No, Justin rest. Rowdy, there was talk of
him being fully submerged at the finish and a lot of folks,
thought, maybe he should have been
dq'd there, but that either call at the finish in this race
to take away gold.
He was completely submerged at the Finish. We're going to have
to look at the replay on this guy's. I mean,
I saw he was a little long, you have to have somebody part
above the water
and, and I think
and they've taken it away. Oh my gosh, Justin dress losing
gold. Disqualified Hunter Armstrong
gets gold for the United States. Mike.
Wildest of
Watching in Lane number 4.
You know, it seemed like his feet. Can we see that one more
time guys? Take it through one more time. If you can please
you've got to watch the very end
again. I'm circling, okay, I'm circling
there he is, right there,
very tight shot, there's this feet, there's this knees,
I can't see his feet.
Oh, man,
as promised. Another look at the end of the men's 50-meter
backstroke Justin rest first to the wall. But dq'd. There he
is. Right there. Jason, keep an eye on that right there. We're
going to slow it down. Hard to see it in
real time speed, but slowing down. Now,
you can see the whole body goes submerse.
He's been long super long
on a lot of these under Waters
and then Justin rest finding out about it.
Here's Hunter Armstrong after the race.
Well, Hunter, what do you make of everything that just
happened? Last few minutes.
Definitely an emotional roller coaster.
You know, I was really,
I was really proud of Justin. I mean, that was a great race.
And we only had two hundredths of a second separating us,
you know,
I would have rather taken second and have him with me
then having
to get the title with the DQ, That's not how I That
you were walking with them for a little bit. Did you say
anything to him? Did you was there anything said? Between
you two guys,
I was just incredibly proud of them. I mean he's he's
an amazing athlete, a great talent and just completely raw. He's
the capable of so much and have that taken away from him.
It
sucks.
Thank you very much.
Certainly puts Hunter Armstrong into an awkward spot. Spot and
Rowdy
medal, ceremonies usually or really emotional. I'm just
curious how Hunter Armstrong will take this in. Atop
the podium.
I think it's kind of a dumb rule. Anyway, because that,
I mean, you're taught from a young age to
to make that lunge to the wall finish on a full stroke.
And,
you know, these kids nowadays are just so strong and they'll
their lunch literally takes him out of the water. Into
the water. So
kind of a dumb rule if you ask me. But hunter Armstrong's what
a great sporting was
and Rowdy. Now
the world is official the appeal for the United States
and Justin rest to his
disqualification.
They have been updated and the DQ is been overturned. So
the American will be restored as the gold medalist. Hotter
Armstrong will get silver.
The Polish swimmer will end up
my soup with bronze
and the Italian chicon bumped off. The podium you ever seen
anything like this. I have never seen a situation where
they actually had the award selling ceremony the medals
were awarded to the athletes.
Yes, what they're going to have to get them back and re award
them at the end of the night. See you add it all up with that
additional metal back on the board. For Team USA,
it's 45 overall. Now,