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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Originally posted by aztimm
How do you jump off the bottom? Must be a shallow pool is all I could think. Do you mean instead of pushing off a wall, or between the walls?
Our pool had a three foot ledge dividing the 9' from the 5' deep water, not only did I push off this ledge I grabbed it with my hands pulled then put my feet on it and pushed. The ledge was removed twenty years ago because of safety issues. You must understand this happenned when I was young and foolish.
Originally posted by aztimm
How do you jump off the bottom? Must be a shallow pool is all I could think. Do you mean instead of pushing off a wall, or between the walls?
Our pool had a three foot ledge dividing the 9' from the 5' deep water, not only did I push off this ledge I grabbed it with my hands pulled then put my feet on it and pushed. The ledge was removed twenty years ago because of safety issues. You must understand this happenned when I was young and foolish.
