Gold medal winner admits to cheating

Maybe his conscience got the better of him...and he figures at least if he admits it then he's done what he can do.

I saw at least one swimmer get disqualified for something he did underwater on a push off...surprised this wasn't caught.  Maybe it is time for underwater cameras....

This is my thought too.  What is allowable in swimming has evolved since my days of swim meets back in the 80's.  Your head couldn't go under during breastroke at all, no dolphin kicks.  If they're going to allow a finite number of dolphin kicks they need a better way to monitor them.

This is an interesting quote from the article, hadn't thought about it this way, but he's right:

"That knee-jerk reaction should be resisted. Throwing in an extra butterfly kick doesn't put van der Burgh on a level with blood dopers and steroid users. It's the equivalent of taking some extra steps in basketball or flopping in soccer: athletes trying to get away with as much as possible under the rules."

Good for him blowing the whistle on himself.  If he did it after placing 2nd or lower, he'd be called sour grapes.  This way, he looks (at least to me) like a guy trying to get FINA to update themselves.

Only thing I have to add is There's Flopping in Soccer??? I'm Shocked!

Underwater cameras are in use in US National level meets. They used them at the Olympic trials, but they are only used to confirm or overturn calls made by the officials on the pool deck. At trials, the review judges saw over 20 swimmers using illegal butterfly kick (not called dolphin kick anymore) that were not called by officials on the deck...you just can't see everything with the way officials are positioned.