Found this video on youtube while researching breaststroke drills:
YouTube- Swimming - Breaststroke - Underwater Pull, Power Phase
For those not able to see the video, the gist is: The dolphin kick can start with any parallel or downward motion of the hands (per the video).
Does this rule interpretation apply to USMS? Hopefully someone with authoritative knowledge can give their .02... As I am setting up my drill/practice routines I'd like to do it the right way : ).
Thanks :bow: to any or all guru's who reply!
Chris
DQ'd at Nats??? That freakin blows. My last real race in High School (I think it was finals at sectionals) I double fallstarted and had to watch from the deck. The starter totally dragged it too. I was sooo pissed.
I think it just feels more natural to dive, streamline for two counts, pull, then kick, then sneak my hands up and start pulling. If I were to do a kick before or at the start of my pull, I'd feel compelled to do another as I finished my pull.
Yeah, it blew. And it was a double whammy. First I didn't hear the start and just stood there as the championship heat in my age group hit the water. Then, 2 heats later, I swam in a slow heat, went a 32.8 for what would have been fourth, and was DQ'd. It's hard not to undulate when pulling down extremely hard. But I'm faster underwater than on top in breaststroke. I'm a flyer, so having a separate dolphin pre-kick seems to work better for me. So I will persist.
DQ'd at Nats??? That freakin blows. My last real race in High School (I think it was finals at sectionals) I double fallstarted and had to watch from the deck. The starter totally dragged it too. I was sooo pissed.
I think it just feels more natural to dive, streamline for two counts, pull, then kick, then sneak my hands up and start pulling. If I were to do a kick before or at the start of my pull, I'd feel compelled to do another as I finished my pull.
Yeah, it blew. And it was a double whammy. First I didn't hear the start and just stood there as the championship heat in my age group hit the water. Then, 2 heats later, I swam in a slow heat, went a 32.8 for what would have been fourth, and was DQ'd. It's hard not to undulate when pulling down extremely hard. But I'm faster underwater than on top in breaststroke. I'm a flyer, so having a separate dolphin pre-kick seems to work better for me. So I will persist.
