I would like to see Dolphin kicking be introduced, approved, and recognized as competitive swimming's 5th stroke.
What do you think?
if I wrote the dolphin kicking rules
they'd be:
the swimmer needs to dolphin kick, her legs have to move together in a dolphin manner
the only permitted arm use is as follows:
the swimmer may take one arm stroke before turning and
the swimmer may move one or both arms to her side once per length,
(should a half breastroke stroke be permitted for athletes who elect to kick on their bellies?)
Arm Position:
Swimmers may be streamlined, (both arms above their heads)
Swimmers may have both arms at their side or
one arm forward and one arm by her side
Body Position:
A swimmer can kick on her back, either side or belly
A swimmer may change positions at any time
Start:
From blocks, just like freestyle
Turns:
the swimmer may take one arm stroke going in to a turn similar to backstroke turn rules
The swimmer may touch the wall with their hands or feet
Touch:
can touch with one or 2 hands
Should the 15 meters underwater rule apply?
Originally posted by dorothyrde
I would rather watch grass grow than someone dolphin kick a whole race, bleh.
That's my opinion, too. Seeing someone swim a race underwater isn't very exciting. I suspect that's a good part of the reason why the 15m rules was put into place. I also have some safety concerns about this "stroke." You're obviously at a decided advantage if you can do the entire race underwater, so you're going to have people trying to hold their breath as long as possible. That seems like an accident waiting to happen to me.
And if there is a fifth stroke added wouldn't they need to change IM to include this stroke? They did when fly became a separate stroke, after all.
Originally posted by dorothyrde
I would rather watch grass grow than someone dolphin kick a whole race, bleh.
That's my opinion, too. Seeing someone swim a race underwater isn't very exciting. I suspect that's a good part of the reason why the 15m rules was put into place. I also have some safety concerns about this "stroke." You're obviously at a decided advantage if you can do the entire race underwater, so you're going to have people trying to hold their breath as long as possible. That seems like an accident waiting to happen to me.
And if there is a fifth stroke added wouldn't they need to change IM to include this stroke? They did when fly became a separate stroke, after all.
