I saw this for the first time at SC Nationals last month. My daughter (an age group swimmer) scoffs at this.
I haven't researched the rules yet, but am assuming this is legal. Wondering what the advantage of it is?
The swimmers were not slow, by any means, but (when I tried it) it seems to add more stress to the shoulders - akin to butterfly on the back. Comments?
One reason for double arm backstroke with a breaststroke kick is that for some the breaststroke kick is much faster than a flutter kick. One of our swimmers (in her 40’s) dropped 10 seconds on the 100 back when switching to double arm with a breaststroke kick.
Also, one of the age group kids at our program, a 55 second 100 breaststroker, started doing inverted breaststroke pullouts on the backstroke leg of his 200 IM and dropped his time by 3 seconds, down to a 1:51. So it’s not just for the old and the slow.
One reason for double arm backstroke with a breaststroke kick is that for some the breaststroke kick is much faster than a flutter kick. One of our swimmers (in her 40’s) dropped 10 seconds on the 100 back when switching to double arm with a breaststroke kick.
Also, one of the age group kids at our program, a 55 second 100 breaststroker, started doing inverted breaststroke pullouts on the backstroke leg of his 200 IM and dropped his time by 3 seconds, down to a 1:51. So it’s not just for the old and the slow.
