Is it legal to keep your hands in a streamline position and just dolphin kick for a 200 fly (as long as you're not underwater more than 15 meters)? Or swim it by 50s alternating fly and kicking? Just wondering ... I think it is based on something the Wolfman said, but would like confirmation.
Don't bother to say swim the whole thing. I can't/won't/don't want to/aren't interested. I have a power fly stroke not suited for a 200 and can't keep the arms recovering for 200 yards/meters.
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From the beginning of the first arm pull, the body shall be kept on
the ***. Both arms must be brought forward over the water and pulled
back simultaneously.In legal speak, the rule does not say that one must take continuous strokes after coming to the surface.
You just have to remain on your chest.
The way this reads, you could in theory come out of the 15 meters with a stroke...hold your hands together up front and kick on your stomach (for an unmeasured distance) while heading into the wall for a two handed touch.
Granted the rule probably never took into account that someone might try this.
But since there's no language to say otherwise, it could be perfectly legal.
From the beginning of the first arm pull, the body shall be kept on
the ***. Both arms must be brought forward over the water and pulled
back simultaneously.In legal speak, the rule does not say that one must take continuous strokes after coming to the surface.
You just have to remain on your chest.
The way this reads, you could in theory come out of the 15 meters with a stroke...hold your hands together up front and kick on your stomach (for an unmeasured distance) while heading into the wall for a two handed touch.
Granted the rule probably never took into account that someone might try this.
But since there's no language to say otherwise, it could be perfectly legal.
