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?
Originally posted by Edward The Head
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.
I did watch everyone's turn as it is possible to look at a TV screen and see more than one person. Kitajima's were much more pronounced.
Apparently this Kitajima dude's turns were a sore subject at world's last year, according to Rowdy anyway.
Originally posted by Edward The Head
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.
I did watch everyone's turn as it is possible to look at a TV screen and see more than one person. Kitajima's were much more pronounced.
Apparently this Kitajima dude's turns were a sore subject at world's last year, according to Rowdy anyway.
