It was my 2nd DQ for my whole life (first if I was ten)
I got disqualified last sunday on the german masters championchips because of the dumbest rule I ever heard.
There is a rule you have NOT to be submerge on the finish on the backstroke.
WTF is this bs.?!?
This rule make no sense to me. You have no advantage. I mean you are almost always submerge, if you finished at backstroke or not???
btw I finished first with 5 second ahead
that rule has been around at least 1 full year.
"Some part of the swimmer must break the surface of the water throughout the race, except it is permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn and for a distance of not more than 15 meters (16.4 yards) after the start and after each turn." has been in the USMS/USA-S rule books since 2014. Prior to 2014 you could resubmerge at the finish. I assume the German federation introduced a similar rule then as well.
btw you still finished first... congratulations!
Worked on this @ practice last night. It seems as if I do keep my feet just above water when I dive back at the finish. I hope the officials see it this way.
I know it stinks to get DQed, but I don't really think it's a stupid rule. The idea is you must surface by 15 meters and then stay on the surface until the next turn or the finish. Finishing underwater, by definition, goes against this.
Just start finishing legally every day at practice and it will become second nature.
Sorry to hear about your DQ Martin, hopefully it wasn't your best swim in your age group.
Thanks. steve. The time was 2:21,00 in 200m on LCM and it was my 2nd best time for the age group and that was unshaved and not full tapered, so its a good time for the moment...(best time is 2:20,6 two years ago at my first year at the age group 35-39).
But the point is how to get over it?
My goal was to win every single 200m backstroke race in my age group at the nationals and this was my 3rd win in a row but will not count.
Thats a reality check: you have your goals and dreams and than suddenly BOOOM...It's like a BANG.
I heard of this rule before the race, but didnt think about that much.... I mean you can't just go through every aspects in your race that could going wrong... I have to trust in my instinct. And the instinct is to get quick on the wall with my hand and not think about beeing underwater or to have my toes above the surface...
Its a stupid rule, but I have to learn from this to move forward.
I always keep a toe out of the water...like a periscope. :bolt:
/\/\Bingo!/\/\
When you reach back make sure you do a big dolphin kick and make sure your feet break the surface.
