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It is annoying that rules were added to the “freestyle” race, to preclude these new better underwater forms of swimming. Freestyle ought to mean you are free to
by bee_rider 1y ago
It is annoying that rules were added to the “freestyle” race, to preclude these new better underwater forms of swimming. Freestyle ought to mean you are free to pick any style.
- mikeytown2 1y agoThe rule is only on the IM; freestyle can't be butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke.
- aleph_minus_one 1y agoBut why do we need this rule if front crawl is faster anyway?
- bee_rider 1y agoIM stands for individual medley so it makes sense that they’d restrict the swimming types in that race
- bee_rider 1y agoThey added a rule in 1998, you can only go 15 meters underwater after the flip. Although I guess there are safety concerns, which seems reasonable…