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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So that I clearly understand this, are you saying that as I swim my backstroke, I can flip at the wall and then from a streamlined position, pull down both arms at the same time, then as my arms recover back to the stream-lined position, I can take one whip kick to the surface and then resume my normal backstroke?........that's the way I interpret "inverted breaststroke pullouts", Rob.....if so, then I also think I could shave some time from my backstroke as that part is the weakest part of my stroke.
This board is so great for information, particularly when one does not have a coach.
Thanks!
So that I clearly understand this, are you saying that as I swim my backstroke, I can flip at the wall and then from a streamlined position, pull down both arms at the same time, then as my arms recover back to the stream-lined position, I can take one whip kick to the surface and then resume my normal backstroke?........that's the way I interpret "inverted breaststroke pullouts", Rob.....if so, then I also think I could shave some time from my backstroke as that part is the weakest part of my stroke.
This board is so great for information, particularly when one does not have a coach.
Thanks!
