Hello all,
I am looking for some advice. (Uh-oh guys, it's her again! why doesn't she get a coach already?) I want to learn to the freestyle turn, but I can't seem to get it. I am hoping this will have a positive effect on my distance and endurance because the regular turn, two hands on the wall, seems to break up my pace and position too much. All I seem to get when I try it is water up my nose. How do you do it? When do you breathe? Does anyone have any suggestions or tips?
Thank you,
Kate
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With a freestyle turn you should have either ONE hand touch the wall (open turn) or no hands touching the wall (flip or tumble turn)
I was trying to look around on the net for an example but it is not there. Just get any how to swim book with pictures there should be an example in there.
But just in case: As you approach the wall, the recovering arm reaches for the wall, the stroking arm stays back at the hip, keeping your chin near the surface of the water (up enough to take a breath), tuck your legs up and pivot the body, aiming more or less sideways, as your feet are getting to the wall, the hand that had been touching wall move close to the head and forward to meet the other arm that was back at the hip line. Let yourself go under the water, when both arms are in the streamline position, push off with the legs. Push off sidelying and rotate yourself prone as you start up to the surface to begin stroking.
With a freestyle turn you should have either ONE hand touch the wall (open turn) or no hands touching the wall (flip or tumble turn)
I was trying to look around on the net for an example but it is not there. Just get any how to swim book with pictures there should be an example in there.
But just in case: As you approach the wall, the recovering arm reaches for the wall, the stroking arm stays back at the hip, keeping your chin near the surface of the water (up enough to take a breath), tuck your legs up and pivot the body, aiming more or less sideways, as your feet are getting to the wall, the hand that had been touching wall move close to the head and forward to meet the other arm that was back at the hip line. Let yourself go under the water, when both arms are in the streamline position, push off with the legs. Push off sidelying and rotate yourself prone as you start up to the surface to begin stroking.
