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by mikeytown2 334 days ago
The rule is only on the IM; freestyle can't be butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke.
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bee_rider 334 days ago
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…
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aleph_minus_one 334 days ago
But why do we need this rule if front crawl is faster anyway?
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bee_rider 334 days ago
IM stands for individual medley so it makes sense that they’d restrict the swimming types in that race
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