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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Hi there, Shark.
could you please give more detailed description to the back to *** rollover turn?
or do you have some drills to help kids to learn it?
the most I want to know is what generate the power to initiate this flip turn after touching the wall. when kids are learning flip turn, they may be taught to do forward sommersault as a basic drill. and I just can not figure out what drill can help children know this rollover turn clearly.
may I have your expertise. thank you.
Hi there, Shark.
could you please give more detailed description to the back to *** rollover turn?
or do you have some drills to help kids to learn it?
the most I want to know is what generate the power to initiate this flip turn after touching the wall. when kids are learning flip turn, they may be taught to do forward sommersault as a basic drill. and I just can not figure out what drill can help children know this rollover turn clearly.
may I have your expertise. thank you.
