Breastroke kick used in butterfly

Former Member
Former Member
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?
  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Well, Pete, I never tried it with breastroke kick at 200 yards. I learned fly with a dolphin kick. But a girl about 2 years older than me who was a breastroker, use the breastroke kick in butterfly at a novice meet. Anyway,I was surprise that fina just recently outlawed breastroke kick for children and teenagers. I don't remember anyone past the early 1970's in age group swimming using it. And as I stated before, I'm a breastroker, and when I was a kid fly was one second best stroke. Free and Back were my worst strokes. Now, the other three are not that good. And sprint breastroke at 50 yards or 50 meters is my best event.
  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Since I have absolutely no ankle flexibility, maybe I should try the 200 with a breaststroke kick, I at least get a little forward motion with it.:D
  • Former Member
    Former Member
    I'm not sure I'm co-ordinated enough to do froggy kick with fly. While dolphin kick hurts my back sometimes I also have this natural floation device called my tush that pops on during fly making me do dolphin kick. I'm actually surprised to see people miffed over the non conformance of fly in USMS. Maybe these folks need to look back into history when refs refused to DQ a swimmer in the Olympics for swimming fly in the breatstroke event . . . . .