Hi,
I just read Doug Strong's awesome story from LC Nationals. He had mentioned a previous DQ in the meet for something he thought was very questionable. That reminds me...
Does anyone else think the latest backstroke rule is a little silly? I'm talking about the one where one glides into the wall "too long" on their stomach for the turn. To me, as I mentioned, it just seems silly. (1) I believe the rule says that you must have continuous forward motion into the turn. If you are gliding in, which by the way is not faster, then you are moving forward. I've yet to see one stop completely! And (2) there is definitely no advantage to gliding in for that "moment too long" that is the decision of the official.
I have a feeling that this rule will go by the way of some other rules and be gone in the next few years.
Just some thoughts, and a question :)
Karen
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Originally posted by Manticora
But the easiest solution may just to do the turns "the old-fashioned way".
As the saying goes, once the poop is out of the goose (or the toothpaste is out of the tube, or the genie is out of the bottle) you can't put it back in.
They'll never go back. For one thing, it would make future records nearly impossible to break from the current times that were created using the new style of turn.
Originally posted by Manticora
But the easiest solution may just to do the turns "the old-fashioned way".
As the saying goes, once the poop is out of the goose (or the toothpaste is out of the tube, or the genie is out of the bottle) you can't put it back in.
They'll never go back. For one thing, it would make future records nearly impossible to break from the current times that were created using the new style of turn.
