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 seltzer
The USA-S and FINA wording was not ideal. We were told at a USA-S officials clinic last weekend that USA-S will distribute revised wording to make it clear that the kick should be taken at the end of the pullout and followed by a breaststroke kick, as defined elsewhere.
Note that for USA swimming the new rule does not go into effect until January 1st. Coaches are teaching their swimmers the new kick right now and I sure hope that it doesn't result in upsurge in DQs between now and the end of the year.
According to this one the USA-S page: www.usaswimming.org/.../DesktopDefault.aspx
the new rules take (took) effect September 21st. The pdf you can link to contains the wording and interpretation of the new rules and the cover letter says they "are effective September 21, 2005". I'll find out for sure this weekend as I'll be working a meet my daughters are swimming in.
Originally posted by seltzer
The USA-S and FINA wording was not ideal. We were told at a USA-S officials clinic last weekend that USA-S will distribute revised wording to make it clear that the kick should be taken at the end of the pullout and followed by a breaststroke kick, as defined elsewhere.
Note that for USA swimming the new rule does not go into effect until January 1st. Coaches are teaching their swimmers the new kick right now and I sure hope that it doesn't result in upsurge in DQs between now and the end of the year.
According to this one the USA-S page: www.usaswimming.org/.../DesktopDefault.aspx
the new rules take (took) effect September 21st. The pdf you can link to contains the wording and interpretation of the new rules and the cover letter says they "are effective September 21, 2005". I'll find out for sure this weekend as I'll be working a meet my daughters are swimming in.
