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.
As I read the rules there is nothing that requires a pull with a kick. Let's assume you make it 12-14 yards for each turn, then a pull out stroke, that easily puts you at 18-20 yards. As long as you kick to the wall and two hand touch it should be completely legal. If you really extended your strokes and did one pull per kick it is easily conceivable you could only take 24 strokes for the whole race, however.
The cumulative impact of those u/w's will be rough though. I suggest Dolphina.
As I read the rules there is nothing that requires a pull with a kick. Let's assume you make it 12-14 yards for each turn, then a pull out stroke, that easily puts you at 18-20 yards. As long as you kick to the wall and two hand touch it should be completely legal. If you really extended your strokes and did one pull per kick it is easily conceivable you could only take 24 strokes for the whole race, however.
The cumulative impact of those u/w's will be rough though. I suggest Dolphina.
