Does anyone remember:
When were flip turns in free style invented/introduced in competitive swimming?
When did goggles become 'standard equipment' for swimmers?
Thanks!
The original post was wrong. *** has always been part of IM. It was fly that was added (since it wasn't considered a separate stroke prior to 1952).
Just found results from some 'ancient' Danish National Championships revealing that swimming competitions included:
- 300 m individual medley w/o fly in 1943-45 (this was during the German occupation in World War II, does that say anything about anything?).
- 3 x 100 m medley relay w/o fly 1924-1936 and again 1946-48 (women only up to 1936, wonder why?)
- 400 m IM from 1962
- 200 m IM from 1966
- 100 m fly from 1949-1952 and again from 1966
- 200 m fly from 1953
AND:
- 400 m BREASTSTROKE (oh dear!) in 1918-1948 (Women swam this event only in 1948)
500 m freestyle in 1908-1933 - men only
1 English mile (1609 m) in 1896-1912 - men only
Denmarks first competition pool opened in 1930, results before that was in open water. New ideas usually get to us from America, things probably changed a bit earlier in the US.
I still believe 300 tripley (fly-back-free) would be a great event :applaud:
The original post was wrong. *** has always been part of IM. It was fly that was added (since it wasn't considered a separate stroke prior to 1952).
Just found results from some 'ancient' Danish National Championships revealing that swimming competitions included:
- 300 m individual medley w/o fly in 1943-45 (this was during the German occupation in World War II, does that say anything about anything?).
- 3 x 100 m medley relay w/o fly 1924-1936 and again 1946-48 (women only up to 1936, wonder why?)
- 400 m IM from 1962
- 200 m IM from 1966
- 100 m fly from 1949-1952 and again from 1966
- 200 m fly from 1953
AND:
- 400 m BREASTSTROKE (oh dear!) in 1918-1948 (Women swam this event only in 1948)
500 m freestyle in 1908-1933 - men only
1 English mile (1609 m) in 1896-1912 - men only
Denmarks first competition pool opened in 1930, results before that was in open water. New ideas usually get to us from America, things probably changed a bit earlier in the US.
I still believe 300 tripley (fly-back-free) would be a great event :applaud:
