COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 4. LAST weekend, the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Committee met on May 30-31 in Dallas, Texas. USA Swimming's National Team Head Coach and General Manager Mark Schubert has accepted the USA Rules and Regulation Committee's recommendation regarding the times swam at the Texas Senior Circuit Meet at Texas A&M University.
Here is the official statement from USA Swimming regarding the short pool times:
The times swam at the Texas Senior Circuit Meet at Texas A&M University will not be considered eligible for entry into USA Swimming's official times database. However, swimmers who swam first-time qualifying times for Olympic Team Trials and other USA Swimming Championships during sessions that the pool was determined to be short will be eligible for entry in those events at the minimum qualifying time standard. Since the pool length was not the fault of the athletes, USA Swimming has made a one-time exception due to the unusual circumstances of the situation.
This confirms earlier reporting by Swimming World.