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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Rick, Karlene, and others,
I'd be glad to participate in any effort to change the rule. Sorry Karlene, but the difficulty of butterfly is part of it's mistique for those of us that consider it's esoteric beauty in our belief that butterfly "rules" as the preferred competitive stroke.
Masters swimming began in the early 70's, some twenty or more years after butterfly was recognized as a distinct stroke so there shouldn't have been consideration for the breaststoke kick allowance other than the inherent difficulty. If, given the option, kids were allowed to use either, many of them would never put forth the effort to learn the stroke correctly. Change the rule and Masters swimmers who want to swim it will learn it.
Rick, Karlene, and others,
I'd be glad to participate in any effort to change the rule. Sorry Karlene, but the difficulty of butterfly is part of it's mistique for those of us that consider it's esoteric beauty in our belief that butterfly "rules" as the preferred competitive stroke.
Masters swimming began in the early 70's, some twenty or more years after butterfly was recognized as a distinct stroke so there shouldn't have been consideration for the breaststoke kick allowance other than the inherent difficulty. If, given the option, kids were allowed to use either, many of them would never put forth the effort to learn the stroke correctly. Change the rule and Masters swimmers who want to swim it will learn it.
