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?
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yeah, you will never see it in an Olympic final but it is reasonable that some might find it more natural. I am a bit skeptical that someone who was already a 1:54 IMer could drop 3 seconds by making this modification, but hey, I wasn't there so...
yeah, you will never see it in an Olympic final but it is reasonable that some might find it more natural. I am a bit skeptical that someone who was already a 1:54 IMer could drop 3 seconds by making this modification, but hey, I wasn't there so...
