I am just returning to competition swimming after a 10 year hiatus.... So I've forgotten the finer points of some of the rules. My question, is it legal to curl your toes over the end of the starting block, or do your feet have to be back farther?
Why on earth backstroke is the only event where toes cannot be curled (over the gutter) is still :bitching:. Someone in the rules department needs to swim a few backstroke races.
There's a method to the madness if you think about it. In some pools (or in meets where the FINA pads are used) there is no lips to curl your toes over. Therefore it wouldn't be fair to let people curl there toes over.
Why on earth backstroke is the only event where toes cannot be curled (over the gutter) is still :bitching:. Someone in the rules department needs to swim a few backstroke races.
There's a method to the madness if you think about it. In some pools (or in meets where the FINA pads are used) there is no lips to curl your toes over. Therefore it wouldn't be fair to let people curl there toes over.
