I just got my new Swimming World and it said that FINA was looking at allowing a dolphin kick in the breaststroke pullout. Does anyone know the status of this?
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Well, Wayne, I am not trying to argue, I am just going by the video of the 200 m. final.In the video I have they show the turns und pull-outs underwater.So I studied all the three medallists of that race:Kitajima, Daniel Gyurta of Hungary and Brendan Hansen.Well,I have to say that in that PARTICULAR race Kitajima was 100% legal, no downward movements on the start or after the walls.And actually after watching Daniel Gyurta I was shocked, because he dolphined VERY CLEARLY on the start and off the walls where you could even see the typical water trail that is created by a dolphin down movement.Brendan Hansen was perfectly legal...
I also have a little footage of Kitajima's preliminary 200m. start in Athens and yes - there he had a HUGE dolphin kick.
So here is what I am trying to say:I dislike seeing breaststrokers cheat with a dolphin, but we cannot say that Kitajima always wins by cheating.Yes, he did it before and I would question if he could win the 100m *** in Athens without the dolphin he made on the start, by he deserved the 200m. win, he was better and legal...
Well, Wayne, I am not trying to argue, I am just going by the video of the 200 m. final.In the video I have they show the turns und pull-outs underwater.So I studied all the three medallists of that race:Kitajima, Daniel Gyurta of Hungary and Brendan Hansen.Well,I have to say that in that PARTICULAR race Kitajima was 100% legal, no downward movements on the start or after the walls.And actually after watching Daniel Gyurta I was shocked, because he dolphined VERY CLEARLY on the start and off the walls where you could even see the typical water trail that is created by a dolphin down movement.Brendan Hansen was perfectly legal...
I also have a little footage of Kitajima's preliminary 200m. start in Athens and yes - there he had a HUGE dolphin kick.
So here is what I am trying to say:I dislike seeing breaststrokers cheat with a dolphin, but we cannot say that Kitajima always wins by cheating.Yes, he did it before and I would question if he could win the 100m *** in Athens without the dolphin he made on the start, by he deserved the 200m. win, he was better and legal...
