Since wanting to start over again, I have questions.
While watching the Olypmics it looked like when they did a flip turn during freestlye they a couple dolphin kicks after pushing off the wall until they reached the surface.
And I think I remember see them do this when they dove in at the start.
I know rules ect.. have change so I thought I would ask.
Plus, if I did see this correctly - why?? It must cut some time or they wouldn't do it.
I have also read, that since my day they have changed the backstroke turn. If I read it correctly, I understand it to be while coming into the wall you can turn over to you stomach, do a flip turn ( like normal) but come out on you back, instead of turning over to your stomach. Do I have this correct??
I thought Masters switched and now uses the USA style of rules.
I did not realize this was legal, although for myself I would find this awkward.
I got an interesting DQ at the table today at a summer rec league. Summer rec has a lot of newbie officials, and they do the best they can. This DQ had a story written on it because the official could not find an appropriate box to check. It said, took arms strokes simultaneous while swimming backstroke. It described what the swimmer did, and basically, it sounded like a two armed backstroke. So I called the official over and gently asked him why he thought this was a DQ because I told him I thought anything goes as long as the swimmer was on his back. Both coaches were standing there as well as one of our more experienced officials. They all looked at me puzzled like, of course the swimmer can do that, but this guy was adament that the swimmer could not do a double arm back stroke. He got overruled and I threw out the DQ. Luckily he is a friend and we are partners on the parent relay, so he was not mad!
Now I need to find the rules so I can point this out,because he insisted it was on the officials video.
Edited:
In reviewing the rule I can see where he was getting confused. The rule talks about a double arm pull on the *** while turning. I had questioned him about whether the swimmer was on his front or back and he said when the swimmer took the double arm pull he was on his back. the sequence the swimmer did was flip to ***, turn, out of the turn, on his back he did a double arm pull. So the double arm pull wording on the turn got this judge confused.
I thought Masters switched and now uses the USA style of rules.
I did not realize this was legal, although for myself I would find this awkward.
I got an interesting DQ at the table today at a summer rec league. Summer rec has a lot of newbie officials, and they do the best they can. This DQ had a story written on it because the official could not find an appropriate box to check. It said, took arms strokes simultaneous while swimming backstroke. It described what the swimmer did, and basically, it sounded like a two armed backstroke. So I called the official over and gently asked him why he thought this was a DQ because I told him I thought anything goes as long as the swimmer was on his back. Both coaches were standing there as well as one of our more experienced officials. They all looked at me puzzled like, of course the swimmer can do that, but this guy was adament that the swimmer could not do a double arm back stroke. He got overruled and I threw out the DQ. Luckily he is a friend and we are partners on the parent relay, so he was not mad!
Now I need to find the rules so I can point this out,because he insisted it was on the officials video.
Edited:
In reviewing the rule I can see where he was getting confused. The rule talks about a double arm pull on the *** while turning. I had questioned him about whether the swimmer was on his front or back and he said when the swimmer took the double arm pull he was on his back. the sequence the swimmer did was flip to ***, turn, out of the turn, on his back he did a double arm pull. So the double arm pull wording on the turn got this judge confused.
