Start: In water facing start end with both hands on gutter or starting grips. You cannot swim as fast as you push off, hold it longer for the 200 than the 100 race. Some part of swimmer must touch while on the back. Stroke/ Any style may be used. During the turn the shoulders may be turned past the vertical toward the breast, after which an immediate continuous single arm pull or an immediate continuous simultaneous double arm pull may be used to initiate the turn. It has been proven the kick should be narrow to reduce water resistance, so it is very important to finish the kick. You can roll past vetical while taking your last armstroke ("turn the shoulders past vertical toward the breast") and make contact with (grab/touch) the wall. Feet turned out during propulsive part of kick. As soon as the lower hand touches you quickly bring it back along the body and extend the palm out to assist in pulling your body into the other direction. Swimmer is allowed one arm pull and as many kicks as desired at start and turn, but head must surface by the 15-meter mark. The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall. "Renewal": false, The shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall. Finish: Head may be submerged at turn or finish provided it broke surface during last stroke cycle prior to touch. Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Wilcox, Abby 8 RIP-IA SCR Girls 8 & Under 100 Yard Backstroke Name Age Team Finals Time 1 Wilcox, Abby 8 RIP-IA 1:34.61 46.50--- Dahlen, Lily 8 DMSF-IA NS Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Breaststroke Name Age Team Finals Time 1 Li, Adeline 8 UNAT-IA 19.26 2 Rafferty, Payden 8 … FINA SW 5 FREESYTLE. (3) Breaststroke to Freestyle — The swimmer must touch as described in 101.2.4. Beginning with body position, the rules say that after the start and after each turn, the swimmer's shoulders must be at our past the vertical toward the breast. { Shoulders past vertical toward breast - back 1:40.29 1:06.77 1:11.54--- Hayden, Hunter D 12 YNWL-LA DQ Delay initiating turn after past vertical - back 51.09 49.35 1:06.13 44.13--- Culbertson, Nick B 11 YNWL-LA DQ Shoulders past vertical toward breast - back 46.71 53.49 55.60 44.50 Event 4 Girls 13-14 400 Yard IM … Stroke cycle is one arm pull and one leg kick in that order. 2.BACKSTROKE: 2.BACKSTROKE: i._____ Failure to touch wall during turn. Third, the new rule change eliminates the underlined from the rule book: "At each turn, the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water surface, and the shoulders shall be in line with the water surface." I don't even breathe on this first stroke, concentrating on the pull more and finally breathing on the second stroke. Common Violations: Submerged past the 15M mark; alternating kick; scissors kick; non-simultaneous arm stroke; underwater recovery; non-simultaneous or one-hand … The heels should crash hard together. May be submerged after start and each turn for not more than 15 meters where head must break surface. Some part of swimmer must touch wall at completion of each length. .5 Finish — At the finish, the body shall be on the } Finish: May be completely submerged at the finish. On each turn, the swimmer is allowed one complete arm pull and leg kick under water. At the last stroke before the turn and at the finish, an arm stroke not followed by a leg kick is permitted. The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall. The turn for butterfly is exactly the same as breaststroke. Keep the body in an absolute straight line, as your body The first arm pull must bring the swimmer to the surface. .5 Finish — At the finish, the body shall be on the breast and the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water surface. The body shall be on the breast. It will take a very flexible individual to do it; probable some young lady will be first to flip the breast turn. The rule reads " The shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall and the form prescribed in .2 must be attained from the beginning of the first arm stroke." All rights reserved. You can GAIN .3 to .5 seconds on your competitors by correctly timing the second stroke. At the turn, shoulders must be past vertical toward the breast when swimmer leaves the wall. "State": null, "Country": null, two-hand touch is required. The touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water surface. "ContactInfo": { Once a legal touch has been made, the swimmer may turn in any manner but the shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall and the prescribed breaststroke form must be attained prior to the first arm stroke. SW 5.1 Freestyle means that in an event so designated the swimmer may swim any style, except that in individual medley or medley relay events, freestyle means any style other than … "Gender": null, "SelectedInterests": null, Guttered pool—feet/toes may be above the water, but not bent over the gutter at any time before or after start. The shoulders must be at or past the vertical towards the breast when the feet leave the wall and the form prescribed above must be attained from the beginning of the first arm stroke. The rule reads " The shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall and the form prescribed in .2 must be attained from the beginning of the first arm stroke." Arms brought forward over water and pulled back simultaneously. "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 any part of the last complete or incomplete stroke cycle preceding the touch. "Day": 0, With so much at stake, I make EVERY turn and underwater stroke a practice for improving my race. Arms must Butterfly: Forward start. aware of the turn rule that states "the shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward the breast when the feet leave the wall." By now your feet will be planted on the wall, hopefully at about the same angle that you dipped your shoulder.About 45 degrees to the water surface should be good. The object is to kick into the wall, never pulling into it. }, "Email": null, Shoulders at or past. USA Swimming Officials Committee April 2009. This means we now can put our head underwater without being disqualified, and explains what the underwater stroke limits are. Keep the body in an absolute straight line, as your body gradually becomes parallel to the water's surface. Swimmer must be past vertical toward back when he/she leaves the wall. Simultaneous arm movement in same horizontal plane. "LastName": null, "FirstName": null, Second the new streamline that has the arms behind the head, with the head squeezed in, allows much longer and farther underwater strokes. As the hands pass the chest, bring the heels up to the kick position. n. _____ Head did not break surface by 15 meters. Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Todd, Zachary N 14 Lakeside Aquatic Club-NT 1:23.73 DQ Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Malik, Tanmay 14 Lakeside Aquatic Club-NT 1:14.65 NS Event 4 Boys 15 & Over 100 Yard Backstroke Name Age Team Seed Time Finals Time Points 1 Stauffer, Shea B 16 Lakeside … Butterfly: - After the start and each turn, the shoulders must be at or past vertical toward the breast. This allows us to dip our shoulders going into each turn, much faster than having to touch with the shoulders level to the water, and allows the possibility of Breast and Fly FLIP turns. As you push off be sure to keep the tightest NEW streamline, narrowing the shoulders as you press the arms behind the head. After the final arm pull, prior to the turn, the swimmer’s shoulders may turn past vertical, but such motion must be followed by an immediate turning action with the swimmer assuming a position on the back before the feet leave the wall after the upper shoulder rotates beyond vertical toward the breast, an immediate single … "The head must break the surface of the water before the hands turn inward at the widest point of the second stroke". Both refinements last for less than a second. Takeoffs: Swimmers feet/foot must remain in contact with the starting platform … Start: Forward start. "Interests": { "Year": 0, You must "corkscrew" or twist your shoulders past the vertical before your feet leave the wall. simultaneously, but do not have to be on the same l evel. "Club": { Start: Forward start. "Zip": null, Kick: Must break surface throughout the race after 15M. Head must break surface at widest part of second pull. ITEM R-3: FREESTYLE. e. Finish– At the finish the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above or below the water surface. Yes, it can be done before you touch the wall. "MiddleInitial": null, Once a touch has been made, the swimmer may turn in any manner desired. You will have your knees bent slightly with your body almost completely on your back at close to a 45% angle. The new streamline added 2 yards to my underwater stroke. (c) Breaststroke to Freestyle – The swimmer must touch as described in … Common Violations. Finish: Simultaneous two hand touch at, above, or below the water surface. - The swimmer may take as many underwater dolphin kicks as they want, but the first arm pull must bring them to … There are two refinements to the pull-down, one to scull the hands quickly when past the waist, to provide a little more propulsion. Because we dipped our shoulder, we now throw our head straight back from our body position. There have been two rule changes and a new streamline that changes the way we do the breast turn. Microsoft no longer supports Internet Explorer so you will experience issues on our website and others. The shoulders must be at or past vertical toward the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall. Head may be submerged after the last arm pull prior to the touch, provided it breaks the The new rule change allows us to dip our shoulders and touch one hand above the other so long as the hands touch at the same time. 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