I will start with breastroke- Gary Marshall(25-29) 1:02 high in the hundred 2:16 in the 200, David Guthrie(45-49) 1:07 in the 100 2:27 in the 200 Robert
Strand(60-64) 33.41 50 *** 1:15 100 ***. Between them 6 world records Marshall 1, Guthrie 2 and Strand 3. There are plenty more so add to the thread!!!!!
Paul, I know the definition is correct. I pulled it directly from our rule book.
Now my understanding of the interpretation may be wrong. I can’t seem to find the official interpretation of the rule. Can you point me to the source of “It is any part of the arm, which is defined as from slightly below the shoulder to the wrist.”???
Well, that's a problem. What is your arm? The commonly accepted definition (which is NOT written in any rule book that I know of) is any part of a human's upper extremity that contains the word 'arm'. So the upper arm, which starts at the shoulder and ends at the elbow works and the lower arm, which starts at the elbow and ends at the wrist works also.
But in that respect you are right, there is not a clear definition of what your arm is in any swimming rule book. For the last 3 years of MCSL, YMCA and USA officiating it has been briefed to me (and I have briefed it) that as long as any part of each arm breaks the surface of the water, then it is a legal recovery and that the arm is defined as from just below the shoulder to just above the wrist.
From the USA Rulebook: "Both arms must be brought forward over
the water and pulled back simultaneously".
Of course, in all things, you must read the rule and enforce what the rule states. Note: it does not specify what portion of the arm must be above the water. Nor does it say exactly how far above the water it must be. So the only way to interpret this rule, AS WRITTEN, is that if any portion of each arm breaks the surface of the water, then it is a legal recovery.
Paul, I know the definition is correct. I pulled it directly from our rule book.
Now my understanding of the interpretation may be wrong. I can’t seem to find the official interpretation of the rule. Can you point me to the source of “It is any part of the arm, which is defined as from slightly below the shoulder to the wrist.”???
Well, that's a problem. What is your arm? The commonly accepted definition (which is NOT written in any rule book that I know of) is any part of a human's upper extremity that contains the word 'arm'. So the upper arm, which starts at the shoulder and ends at the elbow works and the lower arm, which starts at the elbow and ends at the wrist works also.
But in that respect you are right, there is not a clear definition of what your arm is in any swimming rule book. For the last 3 years of MCSL, YMCA and USA officiating it has been briefed to me (and I have briefed it) that as long as any part of each arm breaks the surface of the water, then it is a legal recovery and that the arm is defined as from just below the shoulder to just above the wrist.
From the USA Rulebook: "Both arms must be brought forward over
the water and pulled back simultaneously".
Of course, in all things, you must read the rule and enforce what the rule states. Note: it does not specify what portion of the arm must be above the water. Nor does it say exactly how far above the water it must be. So the only way to interpret this rule, AS WRITTEN, is that if any portion of each arm breaks the surface of the water, then it is a legal recovery.
