Le Couilliard was told immediately by officials during the race that he had made an error and was subsequently awarded eighth place.’We don’t know why he was disqualified but we’re trying to find out out,’ said Tigers head coach Paul du Feu, who is also coaching the Great Britain team.’Simon was a bit gutted last night but he wasn’t the only disaster – it’s happened to two or three swimmers.
It’s a learning curve for them all.’Le Couilliard and du Feu are remaining upbeat though as they look forward to the youngster’s strongest event – the 200m butterfly – in which he is ranked No 2 in Paris.’We had a good swim this morning and he’s thinking positive about the next race.
It was a bonus to get to the 200 back final but the fly is the important one,’ said du Feu.
