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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As we have seen an increased tempo in breastroke, the stroke is morphing more into butterfly. We see many breastroke pulls that are more like a butterfly pulldown vs a breastroke outward scull. The kick in many cases has become fast and narrow and that can lead to a downward motion at the end of the kick when the feet snap together. If the feet make a strong downward motion at the end of the breastroke kick it is grounds for a DQ and we are seeing this more and more lately. [/quote]
I’m curious where coaches are on this. I’ve seen some great breaststrokers doing this. I’d think the coaches see it? Curious if they’re trying to “fix” it and train swimmers not to do it or are just hoping no one notices because it’s so borderline. Doesn’t feel like the most level playing field for those swimmers making a concerted effort to swim legally. (To be clear, I’m not implying a lot of people are intentionally cheating, just seems odd… and to PP’s question, I wonder what the plan is on this.) [/quote]

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