I found this article (see link), that thrashes American's attitude in regards to the our performace in Athans, espically in swimming and Basketball. Any truth to what was said?
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../
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CHEATING IS CHEATING.
And I have seen the same dolphin off the underwater pull down for 40 years!!!!!!!!
And in the 20 years I have been swimming Masters, I have seen many people get disqualified for it. But they SPMA was blessed by very good stroke and turn judges. Unless the pool is very choppy, a breaststroker like myself or a stroke and turn judge can spot this across the entire end of the pool. Many times I have had the referree come to me during a breaststroke race to have me verify an illegal breaststroke dolphin kick, so that I can explain it to the swimmer.
For Connies and everyones benefit, only a downwards dolphin is illegal. You can do an upwards dolphin on the end of every kick and not get disqualified
Off the start and turn you are going faster than race swimming speed, it is here that a downwards dolpin combined with the arm pull down can gain anywhere from 18 inches to three feet over a legal pulldown.
That is exactly what the Cheater Kitajima did:mad:
There is no difference in his cheating and taking performance enhancing drugs, cheating will always be cheating.
CHEATING IS CHEATING.
And I have seen the same dolphin off the underwater pull down for 40 years!!!!!!!!
And in the 20 years I have been swimming Masters, I have seen many people get disqualified for it. But they SPMA was blessed by very good stroke and turn judges. Unless the pool is very choppy, a breaststroker like myself or a stroke and turn judge can spot this across the entire end of the pool. Many times I have had the referree come to me during a breaststroke race to have me verify an illegal breaststroke dolphin kick, so that I can explain it to the swimmer.
For Connies and everyones benefit, only a downwards dolphin is illegal. You can do an upwards dolphin on the end of every kick and not get disqualified
Off the start and turn you are going faster than race swimming speed, it is here that a downwards dolpin combined with the arm pull down can gain anywhere from 18 inches to three feet over a legal pulldown.
That is exactly what the Cheater Kitajima did:mad:
There is no difference in his cheating and taking performance enhancing drugs, cheating will always be cheating.
