You are the Rules Dictator

I'm curious why you would want the rule to allow one-handed touches in fly and ***. A one-handed touch means the swimmer would take a freestyle stroke before the turn. That's not breaststroke or butterfly. That's why Otylia Jedrzejczak's 200 fly at worlds was controversial. Not touching with both hands means the hand that doesn't touch could be used for propulsion independent of the other arm. The key to making butterfly and breaststroke so unique is the rule that the arms must move in the same motion at all times. Otherwise, we should call it the "breestroke" or the "butterfree." I've done my share of one-handed turns in workout, but only in warmdowns or warmups. Never when racing. I see lots of people on my team do one-handed touches on fly and ***. I've seen some take massive pulls with the non-touching arm. I agree that the continuous turning action needs to be reviewed. But again, it's a judgment call. Some judges are more lenient than others.

I'm curious why you would want the rule to allow one-handed touches in fly and ***. A one-handed touch means the swimmer would take a freestyle stroke before the turn. That's not breaststroke or butterfly. That's why Otylia Jedrzejczak's 200 fly at worlds was controversial. Not touching with both hands means the hand that doesn't touch could be used for propulsion independent of the other arm. The key to making butterfly and breaststroke so unique is the rule that the arms must move in the same motion at all times. Otherwise, we should call it the "breestroke" or the "butterfree." I've done my share of one-handed turns in workout, but only in warmdowns or warmups. Never when racing. I see lots of people on my team do one-handed touches on fly and ***. I've seen some take massive pulls with the non-touching arm. I agree that the continuous turning action needs to be reviewed. But again, it's a judgment call. Some judges are more lenient than others.