Landlubber77 t1_j23hvoi wrote
> Fellow Olympians officially protested Roth's victory -- the silver and bronze medal recipients refused to take the podium with him -- as they contended his inflamed appendix gave him more buoyancy and led to his victory. A review of his time splits did indicate that he had swam faster with appendicitis than ever before, and physicians consulted during the controversy agreed that it was possible his condition provided him with an advantage over the other swimmers.
That wiley minx went and gave himself appendicitis knowing it would put him atop the podium, ingenuity like that deserves a gold medal.
Bart-MS t1_j23qtxy wrote
Of course he swam faster than ever before - he wanted to get the hell out of the pool and to the hospital!
_Haverford_ t1_j240quj wrote
"Ow, OW, ow...OW...ow!...ow!...OW"
"Oh shit, gold!"
for2fly t1_j24divp wrote
> his inflamed appendix gave him more buoyancy
Like a freakin' swim bladder! That tiny little thing buoyed his whole body. /s
I don't know how Roth felt, but when one of our kids had appendicitis, the pain was excruciating and left them doubled over almost constantly.
Either his appendicitis was slow-moving or the guy had amazing pain tolerance. Either way, I'd say he won that gold fair and square.
WineAndDogs2020 t1_j24cs5f wrote
Lol, cause athletes are known to not go all out during Olympic competition.
Landlubber77 t1_j24fkun wrote
Do you mean of course his times would be better at the Olympics? I'd agree with you on that.
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