Given the new FINA/NCAA/ USA/USMS rule changes related to the breaststroke pullouts/turns have people out there figured out WHEN to introduce the now allowed dolphin kick for maximum advantage.
My only input, and not a very detailed one at that, is from daughter who is freshman at a DIV III swimming power. She told them they are introducing the dolphin during the pulldown phase "at about the point" when people were formerly DQ'd for illegal dolphin. She claimed it was "hard to explain", this by the way from an English major, and so I'm not taking this description at 100% of face value. I presume though she meant at the finish of the pull phase when the body can go into a natural dolphin.
What is the current practice?
BTW, I did notice that the Div III A times for the breaststroke events are significantly faster this year but the B times are just about unchanged. I guess they are worried that the new kick might result in much faster times.
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Originally posted by breastroker
USA swimming has determined the ruling to fit Jeff's style, that being at the end of the pulldown.
Wayne:
Based on my reading of the USMS rule, it doesn't specify when during the pulldown you may use the dolphin kick but just that after using it one then must follow with a "legal" breaststroke kick.
Am I reading this wrong or does the swimmer have the right to select when to introduce the downward dolpin?
Originally posted by breastroker
USA swimming has determined the ruling to fit Jeff's style, that being at the end of the pulldown.
Wayne:
Based on my reading of the USMS rule, it doesn't specify when during the pulldown you may use the dolphin kick but just that after using it one then must follow with a "legal" breaststroke kick.
Am I reading this wrong or does the swimmer have the right to select when to introduce the downward dolpin?
