It is with some trepidation that I start this thread as I expect that many if not most Forumites will approach this issue with initial antagonism to my position in favor of butterfrog as explicated in the "both sides of the lane line" article in the current issue of SWIMMER but I ask Y'all to approach it with an open mind.(I expect antagonism as even my friends refer to my beloved and beautiful breaststroke as"evilstroke so I shudder at the initial reaction to butterfrog.)But look at the argument:George argues against it on historical and aesthetic grounds where as my argument is more practical.As to the aesthetic argument,what is uglier,both to the spectator and the participant than going vertical on butterfly.
George you are a great swimmer and an inspiration,but when is the last time you swam a 200 fly at a meet?
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What was the original justification for Masters not using the same butterfly rules as everyone else? A fair assumption would be that some masters actually learned to swim butterfly this way at the first place. That is no longer the case for elites, even seniors.
It became irrelevant to even bother about writing rules about something no one would ever use anyway.
What was the original justification for Masters not using the same butterfly rules as everyone else? A fair assumption would be that some masters actually learned to swim butterfly this way at the first place. That is no longer the case for elites, even seniors.
It became irrelevant to even bother about writing rules about something no one would ever use anyway.
