Change the last sentenceof 101.3.2__Stroke to read " Both arms shall be brought forward in an overarm manner and pulled back simultaneously". .
Change the second sentence of 101.3.3__Kick to read, "A scissors kicking movement is never permitted in the Butterfly Stroke".
Since these two proposed changes are being proposed only because of the widely differing interpretation encountered in the last couple of years, they can be incorporated without further ado other than the agreement of the rules committees before the meet, whether it be tomorrow, next month, or next year.
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Ahhh, but Butterfly is indeed breaststroke! Overarm recovery was one of the early refinements to the stroke to go faster (Paul Wolf, 1932 Olympian, is generally credited with the change). It wasn't until around 1960 that Butterfly was recognized as a seperate stroke (since the classsical breaststroke style was no longer competitive with it). No breather and underwater breaststroke was also outlawed about the same time.
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Ahhh, but Butterfly is indeed breaststroke! Overarm recovery was one of the early refinements to the stroke to go faster (Paul Wolf, 1932 Olympian, is generally credited with the change). It wasn't until around 1960 that Butterfly was recognized as a seperate stroke (since the classsical breaststroke style was no longer competitive with it). No breather and underwater breaststroke was also outlawed about the same time.
