So sad to read.
I think AIDA did the best they could, and if we take a look at what options they had I’m sure you agree even if your name is Trubridge. Now they give William a fair chance to take this further and have his record back if he feels so strongly about the missing tag. The difference between a missing tag or lose yourself from the weight belt is very big and not a good comparison (variable weight). AIDA will probably penalise the judges who were present, and we will for sure not see this things again. To understand is if AIDA Board would give Martin red card after first give him the white, we would have exactly the same discussion about that decision.
I guess we have a more interesting thing to look at. How could Martin, as the top athlete and high level AIDA judge he is, say yes for this? When he knew that there was an error with his dive, he should without a doubt say no for this record directly and not let it go this far.
Before I saw Martin as a role model for every star freediver and one of the fairest freediver you can find, but if he can do this, his not on my list anymore.
//robby
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