This is my first new thread so be gentle:-)!!
I'm curious as the how the new FINA rules will be introduced into USMS. I heard that there was legislation passed that USMS would adopt all FINA/USA Swimming rule changes? I received the following email information from a coaching friend of mine and thought I'd see if anyone was talking about it on the USMS Forums but didn't find anything?
SWIMMING
During the breaststroke start and turns, while the swimmer is wholly
submerged, a single downward dolphin kick followed by a breaststroke kick
is permitted. The new rule ends decades of controversies (the first one
occurred in Berlin, in 1978, at the World Championships, the latest last
year in Athens, at the Olympics).
The backstroke finish rule has officially been clarified. Now it is legal
for a swimmer to be completely submerged not only during the turn but also
during the last stroke.
Also in backstroke, swimmers are now allowed to start with their feet out
of the water. It is no more mandatory that "The feet, including the toes,
shall be under the surface of the water"
Thoughts???
PS Have tried to find the information concerning these rule changes on both USA Swimming's and FINA's sites but to no avail...
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Originally posted by darekh
I had this link to video of Dave Denison doing under water *** with a dolphin kick (he's the kid that was paralized in a snow board accident this winter). It looks to me like the motion of his body from the pull puts his legs in a position to only do a downward motion (with the break in the knee) on the upward motion there's no break in the knee and his legs seem to just flow into that upward postion following the upper body movement. Just thought I'd pass this on, I know it's not a full pull down but the first motion and first kick is the same, I think??
www.goswim.tv/.../DaveFlow.wmv
I think watching this video proves my point. After the pushoff, you must do one downward butterfly kick, then do your stroke but leave your legs somewhat hanging. Then bring you hips forward and bend your knees. But after and during the stroke your entire legs woudl be creating so much drag that you would, I think almost stop. The video is a drill, it doesn't really translate the rule precisely becasue there are too many strokes.
Originally posted by darekh
I had this link to video of Dave Denison doing under water *** with a dolphin kick (he's the kid that was paralized in a snow board accident this winter). It looks to me like the motion of his body from the pull puts his legs in a position to only do a downward motion (with the break in the knee) on the upward motion there's no break in the knee and his legs seem to just flow into that upward postion following the upper body movement. Just thought I'd pass this on, I know it's not a full pull down but the first motion and first kick is the same, I think??
www.goswim.tv/.../DaveFlow.wmv
I think watching this video proves my point. After the pushoff, you must do one downward butterfly kick, then do your stroke but leave your legs somewhat hanging. Then bring you hips forward and bend your knees. But after and during the stroke your entire legs woudl be creating so much drag that you would, I think almost stop. The video is a drill, it doesn't really translate the rule precisely becasue there are too many strokes.
