Back a few months, there were energetic discussions about doing away with the use of breastroke kick during butterfly swimming. At that time, I recall that FINA postponed the decision for Masters until after the Worlds. Has anyone heard anything?
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Steve,
No need to get bent out of shape, please. And, no, I don't feel threatened by butterfroggers. I just think it looks silly for a serious organization committed to swimming to have such an allowance in the rules. It makes us look less than legitimate to the other organizations involved in swimming, USA Swimming, FINA, and even the multitude of little summer leagues around the country who all abide by the commonly accepted rules.
As a USA Swimming official, I have witnessed numerous kids who struggle to learn how to swim butterfly until they finally get it right and they don't ask for special circumstances because they're too young to swim legally. They learn to swim the stroke or they get DQ'd and we should be held to the same standards as any eight year old.
Steve,
No need to get bent out of shape, please. And, no, I don't feel threatened by butterfroggers. I just think it looks silly for a serious organization committed to swimming to have such an allowance in the rules. It makes us look less than legitimate to the other organizations involved in swimming, USA Swimming, FINA, and even the multitude of little summer leagues around the country who all abide by the commonly accepted rules.
As a USA Swimming official, I have witnessed numerous kids who struggle to learn how to swim butterfly until they finally get it right and they don't ask for special circumstances because they're too young to swim legally. They learn to swim the stroke or they get DQ'd and we should be held to the same standards as any eight year old.
