This is a pathetic attempt to control US swimmer's incomes.
What the hell is behind this inane decision?
Are we trying to kill off the sport slowly?
This decision is ridiculous !
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/.../59325
Changing the subject totally, I have a DQ question. I'm a judge for our summer league. My goal is to never DQ a kid, especially not a summer league only swimmer. Anyway, we have one pretty fast year rounder (young) who does about six legal butterfly kicks to a single butterfly pull. She wins most of the time and it raises eyebrows because it is so darn weird looking but no one can decide if it is illegal. Anyone have an opinion?
I don't have an opinion but I do have the rule.
101.3 - Butterfly
.3 Kick — All up and down movements of the legs and feet must be simultaneous. The position of the legs or the feet need not be on the same level, but they shall not alternate in relation to each other. A scissors or breaststroke kicking movement is not permitted.
Unlike Breastroke, Butterfly does not a have stroke cycle requirement, so there is no restriction on the number of pulls to the number kicks. A swimmer can do nothing but kick or nothing but pull and still be legal.
Paul
Changing the subject totally, I have a DQ question. I'm a judge for our summer league. My goal is to never DQ a kid, especially not a summer league only swimmer. Anyway, we have one pretty fast year rounder (young) who does about six legal butterfly kicks to a single butterfly pull. She wins most of the time and it raises eyebrows because it is so darn weird looking but no one can decide if it is illegal. Anyone have an opinion?
I don't have an opinion but I do have the rule.
101.3 - Butterfly
.3 Kick — All up and down movements of the legs and feet must be simultaneous. The position of the legs or the feet need not be on the same level, but they shall not alternate in relation to each other. A scissors or breaststroke kicking movement is not permitted.
Unlike Breastroke, Butterfly does not a have stroke cycle requirement, so there is no restriction on the number of pulls to the number kicks. A swimmer can do nothing but kick or nothing but pull and still be legal.
Paul
