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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a child on the other team at our last A meet who did this very fast butterfly where she didn’t surface to do the arms except for a few times. She didn’t end up DQing which surprised me![/quote] There are a number of scenarios where this isn't a DQ. She could have maintained an underwater streamlined position using only a dolphin kick for propulsion for the first 15 meters in either direction. That covers 60 percent of the race distance. An advanced swimmer would only need a few arms strokes to cover the remaining 10 meters in each direction. [b]Alternatively some novice swimmers who aren't strong enough to keep their arms simultaneous and above the water at a high tempo will mix in just a few intermittent but simultaneous arm strokes throughout the race while relying primarily on their kick for propulsion.[/b] In this case, underwater arms are ok as long as they aren't pulling without recovering over the surface simultaneously. You'll see kids holding their arms forward while kicking for a while and then taking a legal arm stroke before resuming kicking with the arms forward again. It's not always pretty but it can be legal.[/quote] This was an under 8 and I think it was a version of this. [/quote]
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