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http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444320704577565573909409892 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100008723963904443207045775655... > After the 1956 Olympi

by ralfd 10y ago

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444320704577565573909409892 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100008723963904443207045775655... > After the 1956 Olympics, in which Japan's Masaru Furukawa swam almost all of the breaststroke underwater, FINA limited how long a breaststroker could swim underwater. One concern (beyond the obvious downside for spectators) was safety: As others adopted Furukawa's technique, they became worried about swimmers passing out from oxygen deprivation. > In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Berkoff of the U.S. and another Olympian, Japan's Daichi Suzuki, used extended underwater dolphin kicks to dominate the backstroke. That prompted FINA to enact a rule that competitors could only swim underwater for 10 meters. A year later, the allowed distance was increased to 15 meters.

severine 10y ago
Safety was a concern also in the curious case of javelin thrower Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo: "In the mid 50s Miguel and the pitcher of the Basque Bar, Félix Erausquin invented how to adapt that instrument to throw the javelin. In the manner of the disk or hammer, pitcher turns on itself before throwing. After much training, Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo presented the "Spanish style" of throwing the javelin. The effectiveness was that high that in 1956 added 20 meters to the world record, which at the time was around 80. However, the record was never approved by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations). It thought that launch was too dangerous for the public because during the rotation the javelin tip was focused to them." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_la_Quadra-Salcedo#Early_beginnings_as_a_successful_athlete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_la_Quadra-Salcedo#Ea... edit: a couple more links, including a video [2], [3] [2] http://rethinkingathletics.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-javelin-controversy.html http://rethinkingathletics.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-javelin-... [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6dCL2vOkk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6dCL2vOkk

by ralfd 10y ago

severine 10y ago

Safety was a concern also in the curious case of javelin thrower Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo: "In the mid 50s Miguel and the pitcher of the Basque Bar, Félix Erausquin invented how to adapt that instrument to throw the javelin. In the manner of the disk or hammer, pitcher turns on itself before throwing. After much training, Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo presented the "Spanish style" of throwing the javelin. The effectiveness was that high that in 1956 added 20 meters to the world record, which at the time was around 80. However, the record was never approved by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations). It thought that launch was too dangerous for the public because during the rotation the javelin tip was focused to them." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_la_Quadra-Salcedo#Early_beginnings_as_a_successful_athlete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_la_Quadra-Salcedo#Ea... edit: a couple more links, including a video [2], [3] [2] http://rethinkingathletics.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-javelin-controversy.html http://rethinkingathletics.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-javelin-... [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6dCL2vOkk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6dCL2vOkk