Is anyone else disappointed at the new FINA decision to allow dolphin kick on breaststroke starts and turns? It may be that the "short-axis"strokes now become indistinguishable from one another! With this new FINA ruling and the currently-allowable armstroke breaking the plane of the water on recovery, why not go all the way back to the 1950's designation of "butterfly-breaststroke"? Kitajima's 2004 "victory" certainly prompted this ruling, but that doesn't make the decison a proper one.
Terrible, terrible, terrible decision! We were always taught to keep our legs quiet on the turn; it's just part of the stroke.
Politics as usual in world organizations!
Been Racing Breaststroke Since 1955.
Terrible, terrible, terrible decision! We were always taught to keep our legs quiet on the turn; it's just part of the stroke.
Politics as usual in world organizations!
Been Racing Breaststroke Since 1955.
