I have in the last couple of months taken up swimming again after a 12-14 year break, and one thing I noticed have changed is that you are now allowed to use fly leg when turning in freestyle.
When did this rule change occur? or do I remember wrong and it have always been like that?
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It seems to me that this refinement of the SDK is what really has pushed some of the world records in addition to the suits/pants.
Crocker went a :41 second 100 free at the short course championships...with maybe six or seven strokes a lap because his underwater kick is so dominant.
Made the 25 yard pool look like a bathtub.
It's definitely made a difference as far as times dropping...especially for backstrokers.
Funny thing is Jason Lezak still comes off the wall with monstrous flutter kicks, and he's just as quick as anyone out there.
It seems to me that this refinement of the SDK is what really has pushed some of the world records in addition to the suits/pants.
Crocker went a :41 second 100 free at the short course championships...with maybe six or seven strokes a lap because his underwater kick is so dominant.
Made the 25 yard pool look like a bathtub.
It's definitely made a difference as far as times dropping...especially for backstrokers.
Funny thing is Jason Lezak still comes off the wall with monstrous flutter kicks, and he's just as quick as anyone out there.
