Aquatics Coaching Guide - Special Olympics

Teaching Aquatics Skills - Stroke Development
Stroke Development Training Plan
Butterfly Dive Start
Swimmers who may not dive start, use the same in-water start as freestyle. The start for butterfly is very similar to that
of freestyle.
Teaching Points
1. The swimmers enter the water in the streamline position, both arms extended in front, covering the ears.
2. Once the glide is beginning to decrease, the legs give two to four strong dolphin kicks to bring the body to the
surface, maintaining streamline position with the arms extended.
3. Once at the surface, both arms begin the first pull backward under water.
4. The butterfly begins.
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Special Olympics Aquatics Coaching Guide
Created: February 2004