K, so I have a hurt shoulder but not from swimming (imagine that!). By now I wanted to have goal races for December SCM NE Champs but I'm still mostly kicking with a bit of 1 arm drill. I may or may not be better by then but I want something to focus on now to keep me going.
I've been practicing a LOT of SDK (although I'm mostly unable to streamline the hurt shoulder) and a lot of breaststroke kick with gentle sculling. I'm doing other stuff, too but a lot of dolphin & whip kick drills. I did some open water swimming this weekend (30 minutes without a set distance) completed as 5 x 1 arm fly, 5x *** kick with sculling (not a legal pull). And it got me thinking...I could race...anything.
So I was thinking:
50 M free as 1 arm Fly
100 M free as 1 arm ***
200 M Free as 1 arm IM or 1 arm Free
All with in water starts.
Except the tricky part being *** isn't quite legal for Freestyle - I do go under a tiny bit and certainly would with a 1 arm stroke. Is it possible to get 1 arm *** for time in a breaststroke event if you keep that arm by your side and don't use it the whole race? I mean, I'll get a time no matter what but not get DQ'd? Would it be possible?
I wouldn't move that arm at all. Not one bit, glued to my side.How would you turn or finish? “the touch shall be made with both hands separated and simultaneously” so to turn you will need to unglue the arm. Also during the swim “The hands shall not be brought back beyond the hip line, except during the first stroke after the start, and each turn.”
Medical exceptions are allowed for disabilities, where “Disability is defined as a permanent physical or cognitive disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities.”
The legal way to deal with this is to swim streamlined (hands out front). As long as your hands separate once per kick this is a legal stroke cycle (one arm stroke and one leg kick in that order). Our rules don’t say how far the pull needs to go, so tiny sculling should be permitted. I suggest making the referee aware of your intent so they don’t see the small arm stroke as no arm stroke.
I wouldn't move that arm at all. Not one bit, glued to my side.How would you turn or finish? “the touch shall be made with both hands separated and simultaneously” so to turn you will need to unglue the arm. Also during the swim “The hands shall not be brought back beyond the hip line, except during the first stroke after the start, and each turn.”
Medical exceptions are allowed for disabilities, where “Disability is defined as a permanent physical or cognitive disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities.”
The legal way to deal with this is to swim streamlined (hands out front). As long as your hands separate once per kick this is a legal stroke cycle (one arm stroke and one leg kick in that order). Our rules don’t say how far the pull needs to go, so tiny sculling should be permitted. I suggest making the referee aware of your intent so they don’t see the small arm stroke as no arm stroke.
