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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beaten to death, maybe, but not agreed. As a competent swimmer and a competent S&T judge, I say that Piersol's turn, at least by the standards of US Swimming implementation, was entirely legal. He had *no* glide at any portion of his turn.
I do not think that Karen's belief on the turns (il)legality was even accepted by a majority of the thread's contributers.
If he is no longer pulling, but not started to flip, *that* would be a glide.
Incidentally, if you turn over too far from the wall, by all means kick as hard as you can. But *pull* as slow as you can. As soon as that hand, or hands, rest by your side, and you haven't started the turn, you're done.
I did see an illegal turn by Kitijama, others that looked OK.
beaten to death, maybe, but not agreed. As a competent swimmer and a competent S&T judge, I say that Piersol's turn, at least by the standards of US Swimming implementation, was entirely legal. He had *no* glide at any portion of his turn.
I do not think that Karen's belief on the turns (il)legality was even accepted by a majority of the thread's contributers.
If he is no longer pulling, but not started to flip, *that* would be a glide.
Incidentally, if you turn over too far from the wall, by all means kick as hard as you can. But *pull* as slow as you can. As soon as that hand, or hands, rest by your side, and you haven't started the turn, you're done.
I did see an illegal turn by Kitijama, others that looked OK.
