Is there any limit to how far you are allowed to swim underwater in freestyle? If not and if it's true that dolphining underwater is faster than anything done on the surface, why don't we see people racing the 50 free underwater? Before the limitation was placed on back and fly, what were the best times achieved by swimming underwater in those events?
Personally I find even long pullouts are torture, I'm just curious.
Oops, I missed the part about "throughout the race". But I think that is trumped by an earlier section.
USMS, 101.5.2 (Freestyle-stroke)...
"In an event designated freestyle, the swimmer may swim any style, except that in a medley relay or individual medley event, freestyle means any style other than butterfly, breaststroke, or backstroke. Some part of the swimmer must break the surface..."
I read Fritz's next post, and realized that I assumed "head", when it was really "some part".
Oops, I missed the part about "throughout the race". But I think that is trumped by an earlier section.
USMS, 101.5.2 (Freestyle-stroke)...
"In an event designated freestyle, the swimmer may swim any style, except that in a medley relay or individual medley event, freestyle means any style other than butterfly, breaststroke, or backstroke. Some part of the swimmer must break the surface..."
I read Fritz's next post, and realized that I assumed "head", when it was really "some part".
