Aquatics Coaching Guide - Special Olympics

Butterfly and Breaststroke Pivot Turns
Special Olympics Aquatics Coaching Guide
Created: February 2004
Teaching Aquatics Skills - Stroke Development
Swimming Turns
Teaching Points
1. Stand in chest-deep water, one arm’s length from wall. Your swimmer may also swim toward the wall.
2. Bend at waist. Reach toward wall if swimming.
3. Grab pool gutter or the edge of pool with both hands.
4. Keep shoulders level.
5. Tuck legs underneath the body on the wall. Feet are parallel with the pool bottom.
6. Let go of pool edge with the bottom hand.
7. Throw other hand over head toward far end of pool.
8. Extend both arms over head.
9. Push off wall.
Reach toward pool wall with both hands.
Bring knees to chest and begin turn.
Bring both feet to pool wall and push off with both feet.
Assume a streamline position.
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