This question has come up offline so I thought I'd post the question to find out the rule about this transitional turn between the IM's back and *** since I no longer do IMs.
Years ago, a flip turn between back and *** was allowed; it was not the new "freestyle" back turn, a swimmer could touch the wall in backstroke, and then flip over to enter the breastroke. Now I believe more swimmers are backstroking into the wall and open turning into the breaststroke portion of the IM.
For all of you Im'ers out there, what is now legal: both turns or does a swimmer have to do an "open turn"?
Donna
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I have found the easiest way to learn it is to turn using the same hand evertime until you get used to it.....then try switching hands. I use the same hand everytime in a race though....get to know your stroke count and try using the same hand everytime. Practice, practice, practice!!!!
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I have found the easiest way to learn it is to turn using the same hand evertime until you get used to it.....then try switching hands. I use the same hand everytime in a race though....get to know your stroke count and try using the same hand everytime. Practice, practice, practice!!!!
