The only time, that I know of, when a flip turn is legal, is in the IM when u come in on backstroke u have to touch and do a complete backwards summersalt to your front and come off the wall into a breastroke pull out. U cannot flip in a breaststroke race or butterfly race. They have to be 2 handed simultaneouly touch on the turns and the finish. The USMS Rule book should give u all this info also. Good luck in learning the new, old flip turn. It does take alot of practice to do it smoothly with no waste of time.
The only time, that I know of, when a flip turn is legal, is in the IM when u come in on backstroke u have to touch and do a complete backwards summersalt to your front and come off the wall into a breastroke pull out. U cannot flip in a breaststroke race or butterfly race. They have to be 2 handed simultaneouly touch on the turns and the finish. The USMS Rule book should give u all this info also. Good luck in learning the new, old flip turn. It does take alot of practice to do it smoothly with no waste of time.
