Things You'll Need:
- Pool
- Practice
- More Practice
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Step 1
STARTS: (the swimmer may NOT)
Stand in or on the gutter
Place the toes above the lip of the gutter
Bend the toes over the lip of the gutter (before or after the start) -
Step 2
STROKE:
The swimmer cannot remain entirely under water after 15 meters (16.4 yards). After the start and after each turn, if the head has not broken the water by that point, the swimmer can be disqualified. -
Step 3
TURNS:
At the turn some part of the body must touch the wall before starting the next length
To maneuver the turn, the swimmer can roll past vertical onto the stomach and perform a partial flip turn as long as the swimmer comes off the wall on their back. Once the torso moves past the vertical to initiate the turn, there can be one continuous arm pull OR a double arm pull (the arms must move simultaneously). -
Step 4
FINISH:
The swimmer must touch the wall with some part of their body on their back (torso must not go past vertical).













Comments
Kilogramm said
on 8/9/2008 I see you sure do know alot about swimming, great detail in this article!