I apologize if a similar thread has already been started. I did a quick search, and found nothing on it.
I submit, the new rule change is poorly written.
It is obvious, the new rule, in simplest terms, dolphin kick allowed during the pullout, was created because the motion created by a style of the pull phase made it hard, if not impossible, to detect an illegal downward kick, from above.
I put this loophole in the rule out, in hopes an official sees this, and ammends the rule before damage is done.
The loophole:
On the start and turns, I perform the dolphin kick before I start my pull (much like the start of a butterfly stroke). This definately propels me forward. Then, as I perform my pull, I can still 'sneak' in that illegal dolphin kick.
It would have been more appropriate if the rules were specific about when the dolphin kick could occur during the pullout. Something like, "...a single dolphin kick is allowed from when the hands separate to when the hands pass the waist..."
Just my 2 cents, and foiling those who thought they'd get an advantage.
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was created because the motion created by a style of the pull phase made it hard, if not impossible, to detect an illegal downward kick, from above.
Many many breaststrokers over the last 30 years have been disqualified for a dolphin kick, it is not that hard to see.
I demonstrated the new rule this week at a pool, everyone I talked to could clearly see when I put the dolphin kick into the pulldown.
I feel the interpretation is not the same as what international judges have been allowing.
was created because the motion created by a style of the pull phase made it hard, if not impossible, to detect an illegal downward kick, from above.
Many many breaststrokers over the last 30 years have been disqualified for a dolphin kick, it is not that hard to see.
I demonstrated the new rule this week at a pool, everyone I talked to could clearly see when I put the dolphin kick into the pulldown.
I feel the interpretation is not the same as what international judges have been allowing.
