Swimmer gets disqualified for celebrating (ORIGINAL)

North Carolina State Senior Owen Lloyd posted the fastest time in the Men’s 1650-yard Freestyle, earning him the ACC Title, an automatic entry to the National Championships, and a new best time. Moments later, an announcement was made that Lloyd had been disqualified for “interference with another swimmer.“ The rule(s) at play from the NCAA rulebook: - Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1a: “Any competitor who interferes with another swimmer during a race shall be disqualified from that race, subject to the discretion of the referee...“ - Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1b: “A swimmer who changes lanes during a heat shall be disqualified.“ Twitter/X, Instagram: ButtstrokeSwim