Apart from Omega's and FINA's statements that Cavic touched first, but Phelps was the first to trigger the mechanism with enough force, you can find the photos

Apart from Omega's and FINA's statements that Cavic touched first, but Phelps was the first to trigger the mechanism with enough force, you can find the photos here https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/olympics/phelpscavic533.jpg https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/olympics/phelpscavic53... https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/August/080815/g-spt-080815-phelps-cavic-1050p-shallow.fit-2000w.jpg https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/August... https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/herald-dispatch.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/d7/ad7560bc-5128-5d82-b9a2-141f4d52f8e7/5620ce477a590.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1727 https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/herald-dispatch... It is a shame to lose a gold medal this way. Sometimes, however, there is nothing you can do.