The FINA rules say no but not considering the rulebook, should Libby Lenton's 52.99 go in the record books. There has been alot of debate on this in the other thread. What do you think?
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I think the main reason for the rule change was that the dolphin kick was just too hard to judge. Sometimes the judges saw it, other times they didn't. A rule that can't be judged consistently is worthless.
Unfortunately, it turns out that if a judge can't see whether one dolphin kick occurred they also can't see whether one or two dolphin kicks occurred, so we all got to watch swimmers at worlds doing multiple dolphin kicks.
I think the main reason for the rule change was that the dolphin kick was just too hard to judge. Sometimes the judges saw it, other times they didn't. A rule that can't be judged consistently is worthless.
Unfortunately, it turns out that if a judge can't see whether one dolphin kick occurred they also can't see whether one or two dolphin kicks occurred, so we all got to watch swimmers at worlds doing multiple dolphin kicks.
