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American swimmer Justin Ress went through a whirlwind of emotions after touching the wall first in the 50m backstroke final at the World Championships in Budapest - only to be disqualified moments later before having his win reinstated.
Ress stormed into the final as hot favourite and finished 0.02 of a second ahead of fellow American Hunter Armstrong.
American backstroker Justin Ress touches the wall first with a time of 24.12s - only to then be disqualified for finishing the race while underwater
After a video review, Ress was disqualified when footage showed he finished the race entirely submerged, which is illegal in backstroke events.
Armstrong was handed the gold, while
