SW 7.1 After the start and after each turn, the swimmer may take one arm stroke completely back to the legs during which the swimmer may be submerged. A single butterfly kick is permitted during the first arm stroke, followed by a breaststroke kick.
They changed the rule.
“No, when they break the rules it is usually deliberate, e.g. dolphin kick on the breaststroke pullout…”
I’m well aware that the rule was changed. I was referring to the time prior to the rule change, pretty much everyone was doing it, kitajima more than most. More recently, guys have been trying to get in a second dolphin kick on the start or on the pullout, because the way the rule is worded, the dolphin kick does not have to be simultaneous with the underwater pull. So the fast way has become to dolphin, then pull, and while pulling an extra dolphin might just sneak it’s way in. It’s a hard one to catch as well.