}, Start: In water facing start end with both hands on gutter or starting grips. Turns: During turn swimmer may go past vertical to the breast and may utilize a continuous single or continuous simultaneous double arm pull to initiate the turn. As you push off be sure to keep the tightest NEW streamline, narrowing the shoulders as you press the arms behind the head. This means that we can dive below the waters surface, touch with both hands, and FLIP over like we did in freestyle up until 1962. 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. n. _____ Head did not break surface by 15 meters. .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 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." May be submerged after start and each turn for not more than 15 meters where head must break surface. Shoulders not at or past vertical toward breast off wall. Yes, it can be done before you touch the wall. Arms must "LastName": null, Keeping your speed high going into the wall allows you to transfer more speed off the wall. The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall. }, Arms: not in same Horizontal plane Non-simultaneous, two strokes under, Pulled past hipline Body: Not towards breast off wall The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall. Have some one watch your push off, if you have any ripple at the waters surface you are too shallow, go deeper until there is no wake. The shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall. Swimmer must have returned to back when feet leave the wall. m._____ Shoulders not at or past vertical toward breast off wall. "City": null, 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. "State": null, 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. "IsLapsed": false Finish: Simultaneous two hand touch at, above, or below the water surface. Pulling in causes the hips to sink, just like putting out an anchor. If you come up and immediately throw your head up to breath before the hands come inward, you can loose a second to your competitors. Turns: Shoulders at or past vertical toward breast when feet leave wall. "Address": null, USA Swimming Officials Committee April 2009. - The swimmer may take as many underwater dolphin kicks as they want, but the first arm pull must bring them to … breast. Sides and backs— When you push off, you should do so on the side you normally turn to in butterfly and breaststroke, but keep in mind that you must push off with your shoulders past vertical (meaning you’re on your back). Because we dipped our shoulder, we now throw our head straight back from our body position. }, I don't even breathe on this first stroke, concentrating on the pull more and finally breathing on the second stroke. Start: In water facing start end with both hands on gutter or starting grips. Most of us will continue with the open breast turn, which when done correctly will be faster than ever. "RegistrationStatus": { Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Mckee, Caroline 9 Stingrays-ME DQ Shoulders past vertical toward breast Girls 9-10 50 Yard Breaststroke Name Age Team Finals Time 1 Dinkel, Lolo A 10 Stingrays-ME 39.46 2 O'Connell, Ella H 10 Mdiy Sharks-ME 47.97 3 Saltysiak, Kitty E 9 Mdiy Sharks-ME 48.58 4 Lazure, Gaby E 9 … Butterfly: - After the start and each turn, the shoulders must be at or past vertical toward the breast. Start: Forward start. "Phone": null, swimmer must be on the breast (shoulders at or past vertical towards the breast) except when executing a turn. The body shall be on the breast and the shoulders in line with the water surface. At the turn, shoulders must be past vertical toward the breast when swimmer leaves the wall. The touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water surface. Elbows under water except last stroke before turn or finish. After the hunching of the shoulders, quickly bring the hands up the body to the streamline position. You must "corkscrew" or twist your shoulders past the vertical before your feet leave the wall. Once the body has left the position on the back, any kick or arm pull must be part of the … The turn for butterfly is exactly the same as breaststroke. Swimmer must be past vertical toward back when he/she leaves the wall. 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." Ideally you pull hard near the water surface and just as the hands reach their widest point, the head will just break the water surface. 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. No alternating, scissors, or breaststroke kicking movements. As you push off be sure to keep the tightest NEW streamline, narrowing the shoulders as you press the arms behind the head. Shoulders at or past. Feet turned out during propulsive part of kick. Once the shoulders have turned past vertical toward the breast, the turning action must be continuous (in … Some part of swimmer must touch wall at completion of each length. By kicking into the wall you keep your speed up as well as your hips. Both refinements last for less than a second. During the turn the shoulders may be turned past the vertical toward the breast after which an immediate continuous single arm pull or immediate continuous simultaneous double arm pull may be used to initiate the turn. 2.BACKSTROKE: 2.BACKSTROKE: i._____ Failure to touch wall during turn. "MiddleInitial": null, On each turn, the swimmer is allowed one complete arm pull and leg kick under water. Kick: Must break surface throughout the race after 15M, Turns: Some part of swimmer must touch the wall at completion of each length or required. Kick: Must break surface throughout the race after 15M. Start: Forward start. Submerged past the 15M mark; getting artificial assistance (pulling on lane ropes or pushing off the sides); shoulders past vertical toward breast (not on back); non-continuous turn; independent kicks or pulls during the turn; no touch … Turns: Shoulders at or past vertical toward breast when feet leave wall. Many people go down, then up, traveling a longer distance and risking having to float up to the first full stroke. Second the new streamline that has the arms behind the head, with the head squeezed in, allows much longer and farther underwater strokes. Backstroke. The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall. The new streamline added 2 yards to my underwater stroke. Be sure to quickly bring your heels up to your rear in a tight tuck. Stroke/ Any style may be used. Head must break surface at widest part of second pull. Section 3. "SelectedWorkoutGroup": 0 "Day": 0, With so much at stake, I make EVERY turn and underwater stroke a practice for improving my race. It will take a very flexible individual to do it; probable some young lady will be first to flip the breast turn. There have been two rule changes and a new streamline that changes the way we do the breast turn. The turn and underwater stroke can account for up to 45% of a 200 short course breaststroke race; often the race is decided by whom does them best. "Country": null, Butterfly: Forward start. Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Jarrett, Autumn 8 DRST-GA NS--- DeJarnette, Hannah 8 SOTL-GA NS Girls 8&U 25 Yard Breast 28.63 ALST Name Age Team Finals Time 1 Green, Lauren 8 JEFF-GA 22.55 ALST 2 Cain, Makaylee 8 JEFF-GA 25.01 ALST 3 Culpepper, Leah 7 HURR2-GA 27.35 ALST 4 Dao, Jayla 7 SAC … Finish: At the finish the touch shall be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water surface. This means we now can put our head underwater without being disqualified, and explains what the underwater stroke limits are. During the turn the shoulders may be turned past the vertical toward the breast after which an immediate continuous single arm pull or a immediate continuous simultaneous double arm pull may be used to initiate the turn. 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. It has been proven the kick should be narrow to reduce water resistance, so it is very important to finish the kick. Guttered poolâfeet/toes may be above the water, but not bent over the gutter at any time before or after start. Shoulders past vertical: BaD: No touch at turn and/or finish: BaE: Not on back off wall: BaF: Did not finish on back: BaG: Past vertical at turn: non continuous turning action: BaH: ... Not toward breast off the wall: BfD: Did not bring arms forward and/or backward simultaneously: BfE: Takeoffs: Swimmers feet/foot must remain in contact with the starting platform until the incoming swimmer has touched the finish wall or pad. Common Violations. "Zip": null, On turn, shoulders must be past vertical toward the breast when swimmer leaves wall. Finish: Simultaneous two hand touch at, above, or below the water surface. } Finish: Head may be submerged at turn or finish provided it broke surface during last stroke cycle prior to touch. You should hold the push off for 3 to 3.5 seconds. two-hand touch is required. Kick: Simultaneous vertical and horizontal movements of the legs. "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. Stroke cycle is one arm pull and one leg kick in that order. We see you are using Internet Explorer as your browser. Finish: May be completely submerged at the finish. The first arm pull must bring the swimmer to the surface. Once a touch has been made, the swimmer may turn in any manner desired." You cannot swim as fast as you push off, hold it longer for the 200 than the 100 race. "SwimmerId": null, 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 … Arms brought forward over water and pulled back simultaneously. "FirstName": null, Copyright © 2010-2020. As the hands pass the chest, bring the heels up to the kick position. ITEM R-3: FREESTYLE. The heels should crash hard together. "ContactInfo": { Please use another browser like: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari. .5 Finish — At the finish, the body shall be on the Then you breathe late into the inward scull. vertical toward breast when feet leave wall. Original Site by. During the turn the shoulders may be turned past the vertical toward the breast after which an immediate continuous single arm pull or immediate continuous simultaneous double arm pull may be used to initiate the turn. 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 … "SelectedClub": 0, 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. 35 Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Doyle, Isabella 5 MM DQ 35 Shoulders past vertical toward breast--- Moss, Reilley 6 FC 11 NS--- Glennon, Gigi 6 BB NS Girls 7-8 25 Yard Free WCSL Record: 14.21 2003 Dani Albright BY Name Age Team Finals Time 1 Browning, Jordan 7 FAST 15.96 2 Maheu, Marissa 8 SCC … ) breaststroke to Freestyle — the swimmer must have returned to a on! 15 meters where head must break the surface by kicking into the wall narrowing... 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