Said James Grimm, an NJSIAA official, “the kid was wearing a club cap at a high school meet and that’s against the rules.” This explains the disqualification in itself, but not the inconsistency of the fact that his 100 freestyle race win still stands. In that race, however, while wearing the exact same cap, Fortels was called out for a disqualification due to the cap not bearing a high school name. The senior then raced the 100 backstroke, where he also took first place (51.30), clearing a new meet record. Swimming in his club cap, Fortels scored a first-place finish in the men’s 100 freestyle (46.73), with no one apparently noticing his cap displayed his club team’s monniker. The confusion comes in, however, in that at the meet, Fortels was called out for the disqualification in one event, but not another. Of note, Monroe did not provide its “student-athletes who entered conference championships with caps or swimsuits for the simple reason that the school does not field a team, thus it has no uniforms available.” This violates the National Federation of State High School Association rules, thus rendering the cap illegal, even though the piece of gear offers no competitive advantage. However, what was not permitted under league rules, was the fact that Fortels wore a swim cap bearing his club team’s name, Peddie Aquatics, as opposed to a high school. In a unique situation, Latvian-born Rich Fortels, a senior at Monroe High School in Monroe Township, NJ, competed in the conference meet as an independent swimmer, as was permitted under league rules since Monroe does not have an official swim team. Share Cap Controversy At NJSIAA Conference Meet on LinkedInĪ confusing series of events taking place at last week’s Greater Middlesex Conference Championships in New Jersey left one Monroe High School swimmer disqualified for an event in which he broke the meet record.Share Cap Controversy At NJSIAA Conference Meet on Pinterest.Submit Cap Controversy At NJSIAA Conference Meet to Reddit.Tweet Cap Controversy At NJSIAA Conference Meet.Share Cap Controversy At NJSIAA Conference Meet on Facebook.
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