It is almost a humiliation that I ask this question. Can someone post the USA Swimming link or adequately describe the legal butterfly. I have a brewing situation with 3 fly kicks to 1 fly pull. It sure looks odd but I don't know if it is technically legal.
I actually use this "legal fly" trick to get my swimmers to swim more fly than they think possible in practice sessions.
Dolphin kick and take a full butterfly stroke
only when you need a breath!
Yes, it is perfectly legal.
I can say that I have personally used this legal fly technique.
#1 - Boldly planned when I swam a 200 fly at the Rose Bowl Meet last SC season.
#2 - In an effort to "float the fly" at the end of the 1st leg of a 400IM - (actually have done this several times!)
I like this! I was kind of thinking the same thing today when I did a 100 fly.
Go back and re-read the rules as it pertains to body position and you'll have your answer. It's because Free is the only stroke that does not specify body position, either rotated towards the back (Back) or rotated towards the *** (*** and Fly). So in those three strokes, if a swimmer stands up, is that swimmer's body position clearly rotated to the correct position? Nope, unfortunately not.
...but Paul at zones you swam the last 20 of your 100 fly standing up...
:D
Geek - You really aren't going to be too hard on those poor little kids are you?
No, I don't plan on being unduly harsh, more interested in the fly rules given this unorthodox stroke.
...but Paul at zones you swam the last 20 of your 100 fly standing up...
:D
No, not true, at least a Zones. Nats on the other hand..................
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It is almost a humiliation that I ask this question. Can someone post the USA Swimming link or adequately describe the legal butterfly. I have a brewing situation with 3 fly kicks to 1 fly pull. It sure looks odd but I don't know if it is technically legal.
Geek,
there was an Australian butterflier named O'Neill that you may have heard of who used the three-beat kick with her fly. It seemed to work pretty well for her, so who knows...
I always use the three beat kick for swimming 100 and 200 fly and a competitor in my age group has told me he uses four beats.
Your use of a hairy creature to make a point is somewhat ironic.
The banter between the two of you is most enjoyable to read - one of my favorite things on the forum. :)
If you do a 3-4 beat kick in the fly, you still have to stay "on the surface" so that means if you kick 3-4, then you can't submerge your head, is that true?
DQ a 7/8 year old.
The only reason Geek wants to DQ a 7-8 year old, is because he is jealous that they have a faster reaction time off the blocks than he does. If he didn't tower over them, they would destroy him the way king kong destroyed nyc
