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 might be the only one that noticed this but....
It seems to me like after the start it takes the judges quite some time to get up to the edge of the pool and actually start watching the swim. I know the bubbles and whatnot from the start make it hard to see these small kicks but maybe part of the problem is also that the judges aren't in a position to see them when they happen.
Yet they are right there on relay take-offs. Why can't they be right there for individual starts to be able to see better? When I coached kids, I was able to see a lot of things on the dive I probably wouldn't see if I were three feet away.
If there is any rule change, that should be it. If they're not worried about being in the peripheral view of the relay swimmers, they shouldn't be concerned about interfering with individual swims.
But as I said elsewhere, I saw this coming. Once you take away someone's ability to cheat, they'll find a new way.
I might be the only one that noticed this but....
It seems to me like after the start it takes the judges quite some time to get up to the edge of the pool and actually start watching the swim. I know the bubbles and whatnot from the start make it hard to see these small kicks but maybe part of the problem is also that the judges aren't in a position to see them when they happen.
Yet they are right there on relay take-offs. Why can't they be right there for individual starts to be able to see better? When I coached kids, I was able to see a lot of things on the dive I probably wouldn't see if I were three feet away.
If there is any rule change, that should be it. If they're not worried about being in the peripheral view of the relay swimmers, they shouldn't be concerned about interfering with individual swims.
But as I said elsewhere, I saw this coming. Once you take away someone's ability to cheat, they'll find a new way.
