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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Originally posted by aquageek
But (and TiVO is the best thing ever) there is such a major difference in Kitajima's turns from the 100 versus the coverage I watched today in the 200. It's astonishing the difference. Makes me wonder why he so dramatically changed his turns if there was nothing wrong with the 100 turns as he states.
If you would please then go back and watch the other swimmers in the events, every one that I have seen have some sort of kick comming off the wall, many look exactly like Kitaima's kick does yet not once have I seen anyone say anything about it. Even at last year's World's I saw the same thing.
So tonight, when they complain and replay his turns watch everyone else's turns. Hell while we're at it why not say something about Phelps' fly, I saw a couple of times where his feet where not together. Or the backstroke, it seems that everyone finishes thier stroke and "glides" then fliips, something that I've been told you can not do.
Originally posted by aquageek
But (and TiVO is the best thing ever) there is such a major difference in Kitajima's turns from the 100 versus the coverage I watched today in the 200. It's astonishing the difference. Makes me wonder why he so dramatically changed his turns if there was nothing wrong with the 100 turns as he states.
If you would please then go back and watch the other swimmers in the events, every one that I have seen have some sort of kick comming off the wall, many look exactly like Kitaima's kick does yet not once have I seen anyone say anything about it. Even at last year's World's I saw the same thing.
So tonight, when they complain and replay his turns watch everyone else's turns. Hell while we're at it why not say something about Phelps' fly, I saw a couple of times where his feet where not together. Or the backstroke, it seems that everyone finishes thier stroke and "glides" then fliips, something that I've been told you can not do.
