Why aren't swimmers allowed to use a flip turn during the breaststroke or butterfly?

You can use it in the other strokes,why not these?|||Wow. That is a very well thought out question. The main reason is, in the 2 strokes, they are repeated doubles. Lets say l means left arm and r means right arm. in backstroke and freestyle, all it is is l then r then l then r. In the other 2 strokes it is lr lr lr all at the same time. It is a 2 handed touch so you don't break that cycle, whereas in other strokes there is no cycle to be broken. Happy to help ;) P.S. most people are basicly saying you can't do it because it is a rule, whereas I have a reason...|||For breaststroke:





SW 7.6 At each turn and at the finish of the race, the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water level. The head may be submerged after the last arm pull prior to the touch, provided it breaks the surface of the water at some point during the last complete or incomplete cycle preceding the touch.





For butterfly


SW 8.4 At each turn and at the finish of the race, the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously, at, above or below the water surface.





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Therefore, considering the rules of the turns for both strokes, it would be far too awkward and too slow for any swimmer to benefit from doing a flip turn because of the body position at the wall.|||When swimming the breast and butterfly you need both hands to touch the wall or you'll be disqualified, but if you think about it, that would just be a really awkward flip turn and it would take too much time: you would have to touch with both hands, and then flip.


It's just easier with those 2 strokes to not flip.|||I used to ask that question. But I guess it's because while doing free and back, you're already in a position to do a quick flip, it'd be kind of awkward to do a flip turn with breast-stroke, and it would definitely ruin the momentum.|||because you would have to completely change the rhythm of the stroke. it may not make any sense but you do get into a rhythm when you swim.|||because you have to use both hands to touch the wall, or else your disqualified. thats the only reason i can think of? i never really thought about it.|||actually i think u can...i think so... but u have to touch both hands to the wall before u flip first. :) hope this helps :D|||Use both hands to touch the wall