In the IM, I know you're supposed to touch the wall before you do your turn but after going over some videos, I saw that most swimmers turned to their side to touch the wall and flip ? Then what's the difference between turning around after a little bit after the flags, touching and then flippinG? I hear THAT'S illegal?
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Originally posted by Freestyler
I don't have a rule book handy at the moment but the rule states something along the lines of 'your body can't pass the vertical during the back to *** turn'.
It's always dangerous to talk about the rules when you don't have a rule book handy (particularly if you're a Freestyler talking about IM). ;) What the rules say is:
"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."
Originally posted by Freestyler
I don't have a rule book handy at the moment but the rule states something along the lines of 'your body can't pass the vertical during the back to *** turn'.
It's always dangerous to talk about the rules when you don't have a rule book handy (particularly if you're a Freestyler talking about IM). ;) What the rules say is:
"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."
