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
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Nice point. The rules say 'the swimmer MAY take a single downward dolphin kick'. Doesn't say has to, say it's at the swimmers discretion. Further evidence that FINA really pooched-the-screw.
Yes, I should have said the swimmer may make at most one movement resembling a dolphin kick, including any "natural undulation" during the pull down.
I can't believe that I'm defending FINA but it really is rather difficult to find precise wording. It would be an interesting exercise to go through the rules and find faulty rules and try and come up with a bulletproof wording. I tried to do that for the butterfly rule saying you must perform the arm action "throughout the race" and never came up with anything I was completely satisfied with.
Nice point. The rules say 'the swimmer MAY take a single downward dolphin kick'. Doesn't say has to, say it's at the swimmers discretion. Further evidence that FINA really pooched-the-screw.
Yes, I should have said the swimmer may make at most one movement resembling a dolphin kick, including any "natural undulation" during the pull down.
I can't believe that I'm defending FINA but it really is rather difficult to find precise wording. It would be an interesting exercise to go through the rules and find faulty rules and try and come up with a bulletproof wording. I tried to do that for the butterfly rule saying you must perform the arm action "throughout the race" and never came up with anything I was completely satisfied with.
