Does anyone remember:
When were flip turns in free style invented/introduced in competitive swimming?
When did goggles become 'standard equipment' for swimmers?
Thanks!
Swimming in the 80's I do remember there always being backstroke flags in every pool I practiced or competed in. As for the turn, I still do the basket turn in backstroke. I stopped competing in backstroke around 87 when it became legal to roll over and flip. I've tried to adjust but find it disorienting still even though I've always done flip turns in free.
In the 60's we didn't have backstroke flags, but went by the colors of the lane line floats. You had to take a peek to the side to see where you were relative to the wall. You could also go by the recall rope at the start end of the pool.
Mark
Swimming in the 80's I do remember there always being backstroke flags in every pool I practiced or competed in. As for the turn, I still do the basket turn in backstroke. I stopped competing in backstroke around 87 when it became legal to roll over and flip. I've tried to adjust but find it disorienting still even though I've always done flip turns in free.
In the 60's we didn't have backstroke flags, but went by the colors of the lane line floats. You had to take a peek to the side to see where you were relative to the wall. You could also go by the recall rope at the start end of the pool.
Mark
