[swimfan]

I agree Rogan's behavior was terrific and admire him for it.

As for the turn, in essence it's legitimate. As Reese said, if Peirsol gets DQ'd for that, everyone else should be DQ'd as well.

As I'm sure you've read, the DQ was a result of his glide. To paraphrase the exact rule, when completing the stroke motion into the wall he must be continually in the motion of the turn. If he finishes the stroke and is still gliding into the wall, it's a DQ. If anything, it costs time. From what I saw, his turn was fine. There was a small glide, but not enough where it would be called in competition; again, all backstrokers are guilty of this.