Shark appears to think that any change that results in lowered times is good.
Let's not get carried away. I believe what I said was: If you can find a way to get faster withing the current rules, go for it. Fin use and flip turns in breaststroke are clearly outside the rules. If they were approved to be included in swimming events, absolutely I would use them, because if I did not, I would be slower than my competition. Incidently, SDK was allowed to be unlimited until the committee put a 15 yard/meter limit on it. Way before that, breaststroke was allowed to be done completely underwater without breathing until the committee saw that it was dangerous. Within the rules, anything goes. My initial point was that if the blocks are APPROVED, hooray, faster times. If not, the point is mute. Within the rules, anything goes.
"That's all I have to say about that." -Forrest Gump
Shark appears to think that any change that results in lowered times is good.
Let's not get carried away. I believe what I said was: If you can find a way to get faster withing the current rules, go for it. Fin use and flip turns in breaststroke are clearly outside the rules. If they were approved to be included in swimming events, absolutely I would use them, because if I did not, I would be slower than my competition. Incidently, SDK was allowed to be unlimited until the committee put a 15 yard/meter limit on it. Way before that, breaststroke was allowed to be done completely underwater without breathing until the committee saw that it was dangerous. Within the rules, anything goes. My initial point was that if the blocks are APPROVED, hooray, faster times. If not, the point is mute. Within the rules, anything goes.
"That's all I have to say about that." -Forrest Gump
