Fina Rules

Dima, I have never had problems with your posts. I enjoy a good honest argument. There was some newby with 15 posts who I thought was out of line. Phil, I have known two of the all time great breaststrokers. John held the world record going into the 84 Olympics. Steve won the 100 with the greatest start, and finishing with three strokes without a breath. Both would swim under a minute with the new rules. Steve used to chide John because he often piked as a natural part of his hard pulldown. His body would bend as his hands reached past his shoulders on to the waist. John was probably one of the strongest gifted swimmers ever. His coach would not let him do weights because he would bulk up so quickly. After the Olympics he did pro bike, his legs looked like Eric Heiden. Massive:cool: Steve probably spent more time in the gym pumping iron than any breaststroker before or since. Voted "Best Chest" in America and cut like a diamond. Movie star looks, often had two women at parties in La La land. Steve used to say thats OK when John pikes, because he is breaking streamline and loosing distance. Steve was a true Master of the stroke. Both created videos after their days were over. Kitijama does not break streamline when he dolphins as he does it before his hands reach the face. Kitajima spends more of each stroke cycle in streamline than any male breaststroker ever. And he has the best ankle snap. So many coaches and swimmers think the catch of the kick is most important. I don't. I feel the finish where the legs acceleration is fastest and then snapping the ankle is more important. Allen, Kitijama may be your height, Mike Barrowman just a little taller. But you have to admit, you do not scare anyone with your size:D There have been other breaststrokers in our age group who were massive. Paul Henne and Miltenburger were both over 230 pounds of solid muscle. But you sure swim fast! I remember one year I beat you by 0.01 seconds in the 50 to make All American. The pools could have been that much difference, heck a fingernail could have made the difference. We are older, but with our minds and better technique I think both of us could swim faster.

Dima, I have never had problems with your posts. I enjoy a good honest argument. There was some newby with 15 posts who I thought was out of line. Phil, I have known two of the all time great breaststrokers. John held the world record going into the 84 Olympics. Steve won the 100 with the greatest start, and finishing with three strokes without a breath. Both would swim under a minute with the new rules. Steve used to chide John because he often piked as a natural part of his hard pulldown. His body would bend as his hands reached past his shoulders on to the waist. John was probably one of the strongest gifted swimmers ever. His coach would not let him do weights because he would bulk up so quickly. After the Olympics he did pro bike, his legs looked like Eric Heiden. Massive:cool: Steve probably spent more time in the gym pumping iron than any breaststroker before or since. Voted "Best Chest" in America and cut like a diamond. Movie star looks, often had two women at parties in La La land. Steve used to say thats OK when John pikes, because he is breaking streamline and loosing distance. Steve was a true Master of the stroke. Both created videos after their days were over. Kitijama does not break streamline when he dolphins as he does it before his hands reach the face. Kitajima spends more of each stroke cycle in streamline than any male breaststroker ever. And he has the best ankle snap. So many coaches and swimmers think the catch of the kick is most important. I don't. I feel the finish where the legs acceleration is fastest and then snapping the ankle is more important. Allen, Kitijama may be your height, Mike Barrowman just a little taller. But you have to admit, you do not scare anyone with your size:D There have been other breaststrokers in our age group who were massive. Paul Henne and Miltenburger were both over 230 pounds of solid muscle. But you sure swim fast! I remember one year I beat you by 0.01 seconds in the 50 to make All American. The pools could have been that much difference, heck a fingernail could have made the difference. We are older, but with our minds and better technique I think both of us could swim faster.