{"id":55971,"date":"2015-07-17T17:42:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T09:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=55971"},"modified":"2025-01-30T09:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:19:57","slug":"canadian-swim-teams-gold-medal-streak-snapped-at-the-pan-am-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/17\/canadian-swim-teams-gold-medal-streak-snapped-at-the-pan-am-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian swim team\u2019s gold medal streak snapped at the Pan Am pool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt was trending on Twitter after winning 400 IM gold, and then getting disqualified. (Photo courtesy of Swimming Canada\/Rich Lam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO \u2013 A disqualification interrupted Canada\u2019s run of gold at the Pan American Games pool Wednesday, although the host swim team stayed out front in total medals won.<\/p>\n

Emily Overholt out-touched Caitlin Leverenz of the U.S. at the wall to finish first in the 400-metre individual medley and to kick off the third night of finals, but the Canadian was disqualified for a \u201cnon-simultaneous\u201d wall touch during the breaststroke leg of the race.<\/p>\n

Officials ruled both her hands did not contact the wall at the same time.<\/p>\n

Swimming Canada protested to the meet referee and then the jury of appeal, but Overholt\u2019s disqualification was upheld.<\/p>\n

The youngest swimmer on the Canadian team at 17, Overholt’s time of four minutes 35.33 seconds would have been the fourth-fastest in the world this year, as well as a national and Pan Am record.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate, but I still did the swim, so I still know that I have it in me,\u201d the West Vancouver, B.C., swimmer said. \u201cIt\u2019s something to learn from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada picked up three silver and three bronze Wednesday for a total of 19 with two days of racing remaining. The United States improved to 16 and Brazil 14 and lead the gold-medal race with six apiece to Canada\u2019s five.<\/p>\n

The night began on the odd note of a belated 800-metre men\u2019s freestyle relay medal presentation, which had been postponed from the previous evening because the United States appealed a disqualification.<\/p>\n

The Americans were successful in their appeal, however, and the reinstatement of their silver bumped Canada to bronze.<\/p>\n

Overholt\u2019s swim ignited the pro-Canadian crowd, but their celebration was short-lived and the atmosphere in the building remained relatively flat compared to a raucous first two days.<\/p>\n

Thiago Pereira, Brazil\u2019s most decorated Pan Am swimmer, was stripped of a first-place finish in the men\u2019s I.<\/p>\n

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M. for a similar violation to Overholt\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Sydney Pickrem, whose hometown is now Oldsmar, Fla., upgraded from bronze to silver in the women\u2019s I.M. because of her teammate\u2019s disqualification.<\/p>\n

Luke Reilly of Richmond, B.C., also moved up a step on the podium to silver after Brazil\u2019s unsuccessful appeal for Pereira.<\/p>\n

Noemie Thomas of Richmond, B.C., and Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., took silver and bronze respectively in the women\u2019s 100-metre butterfly. Santo Condorelli of Kenora, Ont., earned bronze in the men\u2019s 100-butterfly.<\/p>\n

Overholt swam the lead leg of the women\u2019s 800-metre freestyle relay without knowing the result of the appeal on her behalf. She was informed of the decision after the relay. Overholt gave Canada the lead, but her team was overtaken by the United States and Brazil.<\/p>\n

Overholt, Savard, Toronto\u2019s Brittany McLean and Alyson Ackman of Pointe-Claire, Que., settled for bronze.<\/p>\n

Swimming Canada high-performance director John Atkinson appreciated Overholt\u2019s resilience in swimming a strong relay leg despite the turmoil around her individual race.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat shows the character of the young lady, that she had that happen, dust yourself down and get back up for the relay, lead the relay off in the manner that she did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a belated swim medal could be on its way to Canada. Atkinson said he was aware of reports that a Peruvian swimmer tested positive for the steroid Stanozolol.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Star said Mauricio Fiol told a news conference he did not take the steroid and was getting advice from the Peruvian Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n

The Peruvian took the silver medal in the men\u2019s 200-metre butterfly, so Canadian Zack Chertat’s bronze would be upgraded and teammate Alec Page would move from fourth to bronze if Fiol is stripped of his medal.<\/p>\n

Page called his fourth-place finish \u201cbittersweet\u201d but said he wasn’t going to get ahead of himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would be happy, but I\u2019m going to hold back for now, just because nothing is official yet,\u201d Page said at the pool Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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