Two questions. Is doing the pullout required in a meet (meaning if you skip the pull-out, could you get DQ'd)? And is there anyway the pull-out could be misinterpreted as an illegal stroke since it is the only time the arms are allowed to move down to the hips? I'm wondering if, in my upcoming first meet, I'd be better off skipping the pull-out (at risk of getting DQ) or studying it well and practicing it with the intention of doing it? Thanks!
One more thing to remember in *** is you must always start the stroke cycle with a pull. If you dive in and kick first that SHOULD be a DQ, so just be sure to start with a pull regardless of whether or not you do an underwater pullout.
And agree about don't sweat it about getting DQed. My advice is read through the rules and then always swim legally when you practice. Then you won't even think about it at a meet.
Good luck!
One more thing to remember in *** is you must always start the stroke cycle with a pull. If you dive in and kick first that SHOULD be a DQ, so just be sure to start with a pull regardless of whether or not you do an underwater pullout.
And agree about don't sweat it about getting DQed. My advice is read through the rules and then always swim legally when you practice. Then you won't even think about it at a meet.
Good luck!
