Have you ever seen the way Michael Klim does his dolphin kicks after a push in his freestyle turn?He starts on his back and proceeds dolphin kicking to twist over to finally end on his stomach.So the steps are:back-side-stomach, dolphin kicking all that time.Do you think that is beneficial in any way at all?Looks pretty cool, too.
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All the turn is is a change of direction. How fast can you change direction? The faster you can get off the wall, the faster your times will be. The slowest position in swimming is when you have both of your legs out of the water in the freestyle turn. If you roll your body during this position, you are actually slowing down the slowest position in swimming. You can push off the wall faster than you can swim. Use it to your advantage. The fastest turners are the ones that: 1. push off on their backs 2. kick to their sides 3. pull with the bottom arm, the arm closest to the bottom of the pool- this will turn you to your stomach 4. take one stroke before you breath to prevent the lane wave from smacking you in the head. By using this turn you are not wasting any energy in changing direction and turning to your stomach to continue in the opposite direction. IMO.
All the turn is is a change of direction. How fast can you change direction? The faster you can get off the wall, the faster your times will be. The slowest position in swimming is when you have both of your legs out of the water in the freestyle turn. If you roll your body during this position, you are actually slowing down the slowest position in swimming. You can push off the wall faster than you can swim. Use it to your advantage. The fastest turners are the ones that: 1. push off on their backs 2. kick to their sides 3. pull with the bottom arm, the arm closest to the bottom of the pool- this will turn you to your stomach 4. take one stroke before you breath to prevent the lane wave from smacking you in the head. By using this turn you are not wasting any energy in changing direction and turning to your stomach to continue in the opposite direction. IMO.
