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mikeytown2
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The fish kick may be the fastest subsurface swim s...
The rule is only on the IM; freestyle can't be butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke.
bee_rider
on July 12, 2025
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They 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…
aleph_minus_one
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But why do we need this rule if front crawl is faster anyway?
bee_rider
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IM stands for individual medley so it makes sense that they’d restrict the swimming types in that race
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