The dolphin kick will be allowed in breaststroke races soon. This will make Japan happy, as will it make a certain university in California vindicated that all of its breaststrokers have been doing that kick for at least 15 years.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../9740.asp
Personally, I don't want to do it. But of course I'll have to if I want to win against those who have total freedom to do it.
This is the worst rule change ever.
I read what Jeff said and I am kinda of confused. Not being very good at breastroke and of course Jeff being excellent at it I will listen to his analysis. I went to the FINA Technical Conference link on the USA swimming website after reading what Phil Whitten said on Swim Info. My interpretation was that it can only be used at the start of the race after the dive and at every turn. Now I could be completely wrong thinking this way.
Basically I thought all they were doing is saying that what Kasuko Kitijimi did in Athens would be legal in the future and there would be less controversey. That swimming with the dolphin kick the whole race would not be permitted just one kick thrust like what was done in Athens.
Here is the quote. "During starts and turns while the swimmer is totally submerged, a single downward dolphin kick followed by a breastroke kick will be permitted. The new rule ends decades of controversies." From this I think you still have to swim regular breastroke like now for the the major portions of the race. I can see how in especially in Short Course that this will take the records down to another level.
I read what Jeff said and I am kinda of confused. Not being very good at breastroke and of course Jeff being excellent at it I will listen to his analysis. I went to the FINA Technical Conference link on the USA swimming website after reading what Phil Whitten said on Swim Info. My interpretation was that it can only be used at the start of the race after the dive and at every turn. Now I could be completely wrong thinking this way.
Basically I thought all they were doing is saying that what Kasuko Kitijimi did in Athens would be legal in the future and there would be less controversey. That swimming with the dolphin kick the whole race would not be permitted just one kick thrust like what was done in Athens.
Here is the quote. "During starts and turns while the swimmer is totally submerged, a single downward dolphin kick followed by a breastroke kick will be permitted. The new rule ends decades of controversies." From this I think you still have to swim regular breastroke like now for the the major portions of the race. I can see how in especially in Short Course that this will take the records down to another level.
