It just seems petty. She didn’t break the spirit of the rule and it certainly would not have given her an advantage.
On the other hand, violating the spirit of the rule and persecuting another for your own avarice of sorts, seems petty, venal, and small.
You won because your coach had another disqualified for wearing a friendship bracelet? That must be some real victory, pyrrhic, but a victory.
Rules are rules;
Can’t actually say you beat anyone, by besting them.
What people are failing to recognize is that coach Knowles protested AFTER his team lost. Why didn’t he protest during the qualifying heats?
The coach should be ashamed.