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 dreamer
Why is a dolphin kick off the breastroke turn prohibited? In the other strokes I noticed a dolphin kick used after turning off the wall, or even at the start. Just curious..
It is prohibited because it is not a legal kick for breaststroke.
The reason you can dolphin kick after a turn in freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly is because you can dolphin kick when stroking freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.
You're never allowed to do a kick after a turn that you aren't allowed to do the rest of the time.
Originally posted by dreamer
Why is a dolphin kick off the breastroke turn prohibited? In the other strokes I noticed a dolphin kick used after turning off the wall, or even at the start. Just curious..
It is prohibited because it is not a legal kick for breaststroke.
The reason you can dolphin kick after a turn in freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly is because you can dolphin kick when stroking freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.
You're never allowed to do a kick after a turn that you aren't allowed to do the rest of the time.
