IM transition back to ***?

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Former Member — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:18:05 GMT

After watching those vids I definitely need to practice this week before the state meet!!

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knelson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:51:23 GMT

His head looked deep to me at the start of the second pull. As long as his head breaks the surface before the inward part of the pull it's OK. I'd say it's close, but I doubt close enough to call.

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ande — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:34:12 GMT

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.

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Jimbosback — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:02:19 GMT

Because his second arm pull is before he surfaces? It's close, that's for sure. I doubt he'd get DQed for that. His head looked deep to me at the start of the second pull. If it was me who did that, I would be afraid of a dq.

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knelson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:55:50 GMT

but I think his pullout was a DQ. Because his second arm pull is before he surfaces? It's close, that's for sure. I doubt he'd get DQed for that.

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Rob Copeland — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:19 GMT

In the following video at the 24 second mark, is this a league turn? In my opinion both are legal turns. In each case the swimmer finishes on his back. And from the angle it appears that he is towards his *** as he starts his breaststroke.

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Allen Stark — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:58:24 GMT

His head looked deep to me at the start of the second pull. If it was me who did that, I would be afraid of a dq. I think he started his insweep before his head broke the surface,but that it was too close for a turn judge to DQ him.

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Jimbosback — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:03:28 GMT

In the following video at the 24 second mark, is this a league turn? (I've always done the one at the 34 second mark.) www.youtube.com/watch That's what I do -- but I think his pullout was a DQ.

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swimark — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:06:11 GMT

In the following video at the 24 second mark, is this a league turn? (I've always done the one at the 34 second mark.) www.youtube.com/watch

RE: IM transition back to ***?

Swimosaur — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:38:06 GMT

Da Rulez, article 101.6.3, section B, part (2): 101.6 Individual Medley101.6.3 Turns B The turns when changing from one stroke to another shall conform to the finish rules for the stroke just completed, and shall be as follows: (2) Backstroke to breaststroke—The swimmer must touch the wall while on the back. 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 *** when the swimmer leaves the wall and the prescribed breaststroke form must be attained prior to the first arm stroke.

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smontanaro — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:33:26 GMT

Don't you also have to leave with your chest past vertical (more pointing down than up)?

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Jimbosback — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:55:42 GMT

As long as you stay on your back until you touch, you can do whetever turn you want.