Not sure what to make of this, but I believe it was received with a positive feedback on many fronts.
There is one country, however, that does not like this rule. As swimnews.com indicated in their recently published article, the Chinese swimming committee decided not to follow this rule during the China's 10th National Games.I personally think this rule will reduce the number of disqualifications and will allow for faster swimming of skilled butterfly kickers. It potentially might even help those IMers that struggle on breaststroke. Finally, I predict we will see some breastroke world records going down with adoption of this rule. If you have any thoughts, do not hesitate to leave a comment.
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Personally, I cheered when my coach told me I was allowed the dolphin kick. I'm an IMer and I really lose my lead when breast comes around.
Because I was competing in USA and public highschool meets at the same time, I was confused as to when I am allowed to use the dolphin kick. Has it been approved for HS swimming?
A dolphin kick = a fly kick?
Cuz I always thought we could do fly kicks after kicking off the wall.. I know I've always done it.. and I was an IMer..
Hmm.
No, it hasn't been adapted to the High School leagues, neither has the rule that you can have your toes out of the water on your backstroke start.
I think that FINA made a good decision in adopting this rule. It will definitely reduce the number of disqualifications in breaststroke, and it's great to see that they're allowing swimming to "evolve". It's the same thing as when they changed the rules to allow front flipturns in backstroke, long ago.
It seems to me that a doliphin kick would slow you down...I'm a breast person myself, and I prefer that breast stroke have as little to do with the fly as possible. Thats just me.
Actually, dzolphin (fly) kick is to be considered amongst swimmers as the 5th stroke. If done properly (after lots and lots of practice) it is the fastest way to go through the water right after the push off. However, I agree that this kick is one of the hardest once to learn. If you are a beginner, free/back kick is the best to start out with.
It appears you might slow down because of that..How much the breast stroke have an impact on it ..tell me...
Aquabot,
I don't have much research data in regards to the dolphin kick being faster or slower, however, from experience I can tell you that if you perform one fly kick, it will propel you forward a bit as oppose to not doing the kick. I'd guess you can get extra 0.5-1 meter of each turn if done properly. If you combine it with a shoulder shrug as described in this post, you'll be amazed how much further you will go underwater. Now, going further underwater equals to not spending extra energy swimming, so theoretically you should be faster. (given the assumption holding your breath is not a problem for you) :)
If you are a USA swimmer, this change brings the rules in line with FINA rules. The governing bodies seem to want swimmers to be good at swimming the stroke, not streamlining across the pool. Check the rules section at usaswimming.org If you are in another organization, check on their web site for other information.
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