Phelps pictured as a nirvana dolphin :-) "The goal for the 50-meter freestyle final couldn't be any simpler: Get to the other edge of the pool as fast as possible. But the stroke that may propel humans through water faster than any other, the DOLPHIN KICK, is banned after the first 15 meters. Critics say the current limits on underwater swimming violate the notion that there's anything "free" about a freestyle race. They say the lack of choice discourages swimmers from trying new things in the pool. Without changes the 50-meter world record of 20.91 seconds, set in 2009, may stand for a long time. The current record was set before the sport banned a generation of high-tech polyurethane SWIMSUITS. When Denis Pankratov and Misty Hyman brought underwater swimming to the butterfly with 30-meter underwater dolphin-kick starts at the 1996 Games, FINA extended the 15-meter rule to butterfly and freestyle. An underwater swim race is probably not the best spectator event. But it is nonsensical to say swimmers can't be UNDERWATER for 20 to 25 seconds, in a 50-meter race." - Adriano

Freestyle diving... WTF, What the Feck! http://i.imgur.com/cUCda.gif German diver Stephan Feck's second round attempt in the Men's 3m springboard event. Larger and better GIF, http://qph.cf.quoracdn.net/main-qi... - Adriano