Ok, so I laid out of the pool for over 25 years. What I'm seeing now is dolphin kick off the wall seems to be SOP for every stroke. Is that true?
Are there any rules and restrictions about this that a returning swimmer should know about? Anything that'll get you DQed?
Thanks.
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You can use both a frog and dolphin kick in the breaststroke pullout. Only one dolphin kick, though.
You can also put your head underwater in breaststroke these days.
Thanks. I was surprised the first time I saw heads go under in Olympic swimming, but I was aware of that change, as well as the rollover turn for back, when I got back in the pool.
Right now I'm trying to learn the "wave" breaststroke technique from Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers in their "Mastering Swimming" book.
I have a lot to learn, so I'm giving myself ample time before I try to compete again. Currently I'm focusing primarily on reconditioning for swimming, but in spring I'll start focusing more on honing the strokes, so I'm trying to get established in the basics at the moment.
You can use both a frog and dolphin kick in the breaststroke pullout. Only one dolphin kick, though.
You can also put your head underwater in breaststroke these days.
Thanks. I was surprised the first time I saw heads go under in Olympic swimming, but I was aware of that change, as well as the rollover turn for back, when I got back in the pool.
Right now I'm trying to learn the "wave" breaststroke technique from Jim Montgomery and Mo Chambers in their "Mastering Swimming" book.
I have a lot to learn, so I'm giving myself ample time before I try to compete again. Currently I'm focusing primarily on reconditioning for swimming, but in spring I'll start focusing more on honing the strokes, so I'm trying to get established in the basics at the moment.
