I just posted,slightly tongue in cheek,that changing the breaststroke rule so ones head can go underwater was the best change ever.It got me thinking what was the best rule change.(someone else can do a worst change poll.)
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I have two sets of "best" & "worst" - one from personal experience, and the other looking at the sport more globally.
Personal:
Best = backstroke flip turn because it helped me avoid becoming tangled-up on the wall as I often was with the old turn.
Worst = backstroke feet flat on the wall for yards rather than toes curled over the gutter, because it killed my start and my 50 time went from a 26 to a 28.
Global:
Best = freestyle flip turns, as Rob mentioned (above)
Worst = the Kitajima breaststroke rule.
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I have two sets of "best" & "worst" - one from personal experience, and the other looking at the sport more globally.
Personal:
Best = backstroke flip turn because it helped me avoid becoming tangled-up on the wall as I often was with the old turn.
Worst = backstroke feet flat on the wall for yards rather than toes curled over the gutter, because it killed my start and my 50 time went from a 26 to a 28.
Global:
Best = freestyle flip turns, as Rob mentioned (above)
Worst = the Kitajima breaststroke rule.
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