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[quote=KATRINA,315201]"Here we are in the situation in which the finish is questionable and the ultimate judge of truth is refusing to make public information that ‘may’ be nothing short of catastrophic for Phelps, Omega, Phelps’s other sponsors and the Americans in general, who certainly do not want their wonder boy’s amazing feat tarnished,” David Malloy, a sports ethicist at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, said in an e-mail message.

He added: “This issue may end up being very damaging to Phelps, Omega and the U.S.A. Sadly, it could have been avoided with careful thought and basic ethical advice.”

Shortly after Saturday’s disputed race, Alina Ivanescu, a spokeswoman for Omega, told The New York Times that the company would soon forward the video images to the news media. Later Saturday, though, Ivanescu sent an e-mail message saying that FINA decided not to release any timekeeping images to the news media.

"It is not up to us to decide,” Ivanescu said Wednesday. “It’s our job to provide the results. FINA decides what can be published or not. FINA said it was a no-go.”

Omega, which has timed Olympic events since 1932, uses four digital cameras as a backup to its electronic timing system. Images from track events have routinely been released by Omega.

Christophe Berthaud, Omega’s Olympic manager, said that there was no human intervention in the determining of race results and that there was “absolutely no doubt” that Phelps won.

"Omega provides the most accurate and reliable measurement system in the world,” Berthaud said in an e-mail message. “The professionalism and independence of its teams are recognized by the highest authorities of sport.”

Cornel Marculescu, executive director of FINA, could not be reached Wednesday. On Sunday, he told The Times that it was FINA’s policy not to release race images. He also noted that Serbian officials had seen the images and had withdrawn their protest of the butterfly race, satisfied that Phelps had indeed won.

"We are not going to distribute footage,” Marculescu said. “Everything is good. What are you going to do with the footage? See what the Serbians already saw? It is clarified for us beyond any doubt.”

The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday that it would not press FINA or Omega to release the images.

"The result of the race as declared by the federation is final and the I.O.C. has no reason to question it,” said Giselle Davies, a spokeswoman for the I.O.C.

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