I picked the "dive into backstroke" option for a few reasons:
I swim backstroke, and a front dive is the most clear violation of the "back" in backstroke I can think of since the turn change
It seems the one option that would most quickly trim indecent amounts of time off a race/record IMHO (of those presented)
Backstrokers can make faces at those who watch them swim and thus could add insult to the whole process while competing. :D
I don't know about "indecent" amounts of time, probably 0.5-1.0 sec per race.
The "making faces" aspect -- and the ability to look up at the sky when swimming outdoors -- is the best aspect of the stroke. My 9-yo son, who doesn't take his swim races overly seriously, cracks me up when he spits water up in a fountain after his backstroke turns. :drown: I'm not a pushy swim parent but even I can't help suggesting to him that it is okay if he is a little out of breath after a "race."
I picked the "dive into backstroke" option for a few reasons:
I swim backstroke, and a front dive is the most clear violation of the "back" in backstroke I can think of since the turn change
It seems the one option that would most quickly trim indecent amounts of time off a race/record IMHO (of those presented)
Backstrokers can make faces at those who watch them swim and thus could add insult to the whole process while competing. :D
I don't know about "indecent" amounts of time, probably 0.5-1.0 sec per race.
The "making faces" aspect -- and the ability to look up at the sky when swimming outdoors -- is the best aspect of the stroke. My 9-yo son, who doesn't take his swim races overly seriously, cracks me up when he spits water up in a fountain after his backstroke turns. :drown: I'm not a pushy swim parent but even I can't help suggesting to him that it is okay if he is a little out of breath after a "race."
