I asked this in another thread but got no reply:
SW 5.3 Some part of the swimmer must break the surface of the water throughout the race, except it shall be permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn and for a distance of not more than 15 metres after the start and each turn. By that point, the head must have broken the surface.
Is modern wave breaststroke, which can involve periods of being completely submerged in each stroke cycle, legal freestyle? Or does it violate "Some part of the swimmer must break the surface throughout the race"? Some people's butterfly might also break this rule.
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Thanks for this thread!
Some crazy guys here in Italy are talking about doing an 800m medley during an 800m freestyle race. They're trying to set up an entire heat of 800m medelyers (6 or 8 lanes, depending on the pool where they do it). Do you see any problem with this?
They also want to do a 400m fly during a 400m freestyle race. That should be OK? Right? If anyone feels like trying that one, come on over!
Regarding the rule about "if you start a freestyle race doing freestyle, you have to finish it in the same style" are you sure about that? I've heard tales of a 40-44 400m free world record holder who one time turned on his back and finished a 400m race doing backstroke, and was not dqd.
Just curious.
Thanks for this thread!
Some crazy guys here in Italy are talking about doing an 800m medley during an 800m freestyle race. They're trying to set up an entire heat of 800m medelyers (6 or 8 lanes, depending on the pool where they do it). Do you see any problem with this?
They also want to do a 400m fly during a 400m freestyle race. That should be OK? Right? If anyone feels like trying that one, come on over!
Regarding the rule about "if you start a freestyle race doing freestyle, you have to finish it in the same style" are you sure about that? I've heard tales of a 40-44 400m free world record holder who one time turned on his back and finished a 400m race doing backstroke, and was not dqd.
Just curious.
