So, I watched some of the Australia meet events tonight and I have a question concerning breastroke.
I watched in slow-mo about 10 times and I swear the breastrokers are taking two dolphin kicks on the dive entry before the now-legal one big dolphin kick. Is this now legal also, the two small little dolphin kicks?
I have to agree with Geek that this is a danger. For the sake of faster times, the purity of each stroke is being compromised with SDK's.
I think underwater cameras and a 3rd start judge viewing...if the swimmers know that there is an eye in the pool...they'll cut out the risk of a DQ themselves.
I saw it as well, and the pre-pulldown dolphin kicking was quite blatant. I don't think there will any self-regulating without an underwater camera. Given that they use devices to detect even the tiniest twitch on the starts, I'm not sure why they can't use underwaters cams to DQ breaststroke cheaters on their starts and turns. The cheating on the 50 *** semi-finals made the race a joke. It could be a slippery slope unless anti-cheating rules are actually enforced. Other rules are enforced. Why not this one?
I have to agree with Geek that this is a danger. For the sake of faster times, the purity of each stroke is being compromised with SDK's.
I think underwater cameras and a 3rd start judge viewing...if the swimmers know that there is an eye in the pool...they'll cut out the risk of a DQ themselves.
I saw it as well, and the pre-pulldown dolphin kicking was quite blatant. I don't think there will any self-regulating without an underwater camera. Given that they use devices to detect even the tiniest twitch on the starts, I'm not sure why they can't use underwaters cams to DQ breaststroke cheaters on their starts and turns. The cheating on the 50 *** semi-finals made the race a joke. It could be a slippery slope unless anti-cheating rules are actually enforced. Other rules are enforced. Why not this one?
