Olympic 200m freestyle champion Yannick Agnel appears unlikely to be able to defend his title in Rio after finishing a controversial third at the French Championships, an Olympic selection event, on Wednesday.
Agnel was the second swimmer to touch the wall in the 200m free final in Montpellier, but official results listed him in third (race video here). Agnel touched the timing pad too low, and his time didn’t register, according to Swimswam.com.
Agnel and his coach argued that he was second, but officials denied an appeal, according to French media.