You must be on your back during back. Which means your shoulders can't go past vertical.
You must touch the wall with one hand while on your back.
You must push off the wall on your stomach (Which means your shoulders can't go past vertical.)
It's smart to learn how to turn fast and not waste time on the wall trying to turn.
I like to flip straight over.
Try different ways and figure out what works best for you.
The faster your go into your turn, the faster you'll turn. Ideally your take your last stroke reach for the wall and it's right there.
Back in the old days in backstroke our hands had to touch the wall on each turn.
Some swimmers do an open turn.
Take several big breaths before you turn BK to BR to have a great breastroke pull out.
You must be on your back during back. Which means your shoulders can't go past vertical.
You must touch the wall with one hand while on your back.
You must push off the wall on your stomach (Which means your shoulders can't go past vertical.)
It's smart to learn how to turn fast and not waste time on the wall trying to turn.
I like to flip straight over.
Try different ways and figure out what works best for you.
The faster your go into your turn, the faster you'll turn. Ideally your take your last stroke reach for the wall and it's right there.
Back in the old days in backstroke our hands had to touch the wall on each turn.
Some swimmers do an open turn.
Take several big breaths before you turn BK to BR to have a great breastroke pull out.
