Did or did not his dolphin kicks happen BEFORE he started his arm pull on both the start and the turn? Because I sure saw that it happened before his hands started to move. Is this legal under FINA rules? Because it sure as heck isn't under USA swimming rules.
He did the same kick when he set the 200 breaststroke world record earlier this year. You can see it clearly on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch Everybody who should be paying attention must know this, and I suppose the rule is being interpreted so that it is legal. I guess you can say that the kick occurs at the commencement of the pull, if you have to justify it in your mind.
Once a butterfly kick is legal, doing it before the pulldown should generate the most speed/power and so it only makes sense to do it there. I think this to be the case because I think if you're already doing the pulldown, the kick will just be incremental. If you do the kick first, you get the full benefit.
I'm all for it. Since seeing that 200 breaststroke swim I linked to above, I've been working on doing my butterfly kick first and, while a little awkward, I do think it's faster when I do it "right".
He did the same kick when he set the 200 breaststroke world record earlier this year. You can see it clearly on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch Everybody who should be paying attention must know this, and I suppose the rule is being interpreted so that it is legal. I guess you can say that the kick occurs at the commencement of the pull, if you have to justify it in your mind.
Once a butterfly kick is legal, doing it before the pulldown should generate the most speed/power and so it only makes sense to do it there. I think this to be the case because I think if you're already doing the pulldown, the kick will just be incremental. If you do the kick first, you get the full benefit.
I'm all for it. Since seeing that 200 breaststroke swim I linked to above, I've been working on doing my butterfly kick first and, while a little awkward, I do think it's faster when I do it "right".
