LogFAQs > #979153060

StealThisSheen posted...

I'm gonna question this, only because a "Swimming ref" on Reddit is saying something that appears to be in direct conflict with what... Actual swimming refs/analysts are saying. Did said ref on Reddit actually provide proof that they are what they say they are? Because when it comes to actual provable analysts in the media, they all seem to almost universally "No, this was a dumb call."

EDIT: Thinking about it, the "excess waves" thing doesn't even make sense, since you can create "excess waves" by splashing in your own lane, which is NOT prohibited. He could have splashed in his own lane in celebration, which would have caused more waves than what he actually did caused, and there would have been no rule against it.

I assume about 80% of Reddit posts are full of shit, but at least it gave a possible explanation. Most likely the ref just had a stick up his ass that day and didn't like the celebration at the end.