At the U.S. Trials there was one official in every lane looking at the turns, so now that we're in Athens, how does Kitajima get away with that dolphin kick on his turn? It seemed clear to me from the above water shot, then was confirmed with the underwater. Other breaststrokers care to weigh in?
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Maybe the kick (Kosuke's) isn't considered a true dolphin kick because it comes from just below the knees and not the the hips. It's not a complete undulation of his legs from what they showed of the race. It's very hard to deny the obvious when he swam it. Only the referees can answer that question. It would be interesting to hear their take on it.
Maybe the kick (Kosuke's) isn't considered a true dolphin kick because it comes from just below the knees and not the the hips. It's not a complete undulation of his legs from what they showed of the race. It's very hard to deny the obvious when he swam it. Only the referees can answer that question. It would be interesting to hear their take on it.
