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.
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ah, but watch what will happen...Kitajima & his like will test the boundaries if the new rules esp. off the start (adding little shudder motions, half-kicks etc) & ten years from now they'll be adding a second dolphin kick. A staunch breastroke traditionalist, I feel the proper place for practitioners of dolphin kick is at Marineland being thrown fish
ah, but watch what will happen...Kitajima & his like will test the boundaries if the new rules esp. off the start (adding little shudder motions, half-kicks etc) & ten years from now they'll be adding a second dolphin kick. A staunch breastroke traditionalist, I feel the proper place for practitioners of dolphin kick is at Marineland being thrown fish
