{"id":482933,"date":"2021-07-25T21:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T04:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=482933"},"modified":"2021-07-26T04:43:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T11:43:40","slug":"even-olympians-pull-on-the-lane-line-israels-denis-loktev-tugs-in-200-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/even-olympians-pull-on-the-lane-line-israels-denis-loktev-tugs-in-200-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Olympians Pull on the Lane Line: Israel’s Denis Loktev Tugs in 200 Freestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even Olympians Pull on the Lane Line: Israel’s Denis Loktev Tugs in 200 Free<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swimmers hear the same refrain all the time from their coaches: don’t pull on the lane line. Many, of course, still try to grab on for a little boost in practice, particularly when they are swimming easy backstroke and maybe feeling a bit lazy. But in a meet, when such a move could provide an actual advantage — and pulling on lane lines is strictly forbidden? No way.<\/p>\n

But in the men’s 200 freestyle prelims, Israeli swimmer\u00a0Denis Loktev<\/strong> actually grabbed the lane line and pulled as he approached one of his turns. Loktev grabbed the lane line to his left on his last stroke before he flipped over.<\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t think I would learn a new way to pull on the lane line during the Olympics but here we are. pic.twitter.com\/6OqOyNtJzn<\/a><\/p>\n
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) July 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n