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.
Here's the FINA link announcing the rule change. Note the allusion to the 2004 Olympics controversy.
www.fina.org/montreal05_press_techrules.html
By the way, backstrokers can now keep their feet dry on the start. As little as I understand anything about backstroke, I never could figure that one out. FINA got that ruling right, at least.
Here's the FINA link announcing the rule change. Note the allusion to the 2004 Olympics controversy.
www.fina.org/montreal05_press_techrules.html
By the way, backstrokers can now keep their feet dry on the start. As little as I understand anything about backstroke, I never could figure that one out. FINA got that ruling right, at least.
