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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
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The underwater dolphin kick is the fastest stroke in swimming. Which is why they only allow it during the first 15 meters of the butterfly/freestyle.
Do breaststrokers no longer have to keep some portion of their head above water?
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Technically, yes, but there was a rule change about 12-14 years ago such that (and I don't remember the exact way it's phrased) water washing over the head is okay. The rule caused a change in technique that has dropped serious time in the breaststroke, especially now that the top competitors have been doing it that way for their entire careers (I used to swim breaststoke and butterfly in competition up until highschool, and then the rule change came in breaststroke and I never adjusted, so I became just a butterflier).
