Strokes

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FREESTYLE

In the freestyle, the competitor may swim an stroke he or she wishes. the usual stroke is the Australian crawl. this stroke is characterized by the alternate overhand motion of the arms and a flutter kick. Each swimmer’s head must surface within 15 meters of the start of the race. Finish, just get to the wall.


BUTTERFLY Swimmer’s shoulders shall be in line with the water surface. Both arms are brought forward over the water and pulled back together. The kick is usually an up and down motion similar to that of a dolphin. Any movement of the legs and feet must be simultaneous. No flutter kicking is allowed. At the turn and finish, the hands must touch the wall simultaneously and the shoulders are level with the surface of the water. each swimmer’s head must surface within 5 meters of the start of the race.

BACKSTROKE

The stroke performed while on the back. The shoulders can not rotate past the vertical toward the breast except during a turn in which some part of the body must touch the wall before pushing off the wall. Once the body has rotated past the vertical toward the breast for the turn, a continuous single arm pull or a continuous simultaneous double arm pull may be used to initiate the turn. The swimmer must have returned to a position on the back upon leaving the wall. each swimmer’s head must surface with 15 meters of the start of the race. During the finish, the swimmer must touch the wall while on their back.


	BREASTSTROKE A stroke performed while the body is kept on the breast and both shoulders in line with the waters surface. The arms shall move simultaneously and in the same horizontal plane. Hands shall be pushed forward together from the breast on, under or over the surface of the water. Picture yourself drawing an upside down heart. During the kick, all movements of the legs shall be simultaneous; feet must be turned outward during the propulsive part of the kick. Sometimes called the “frog” kick. After the start and after each turn, the swimmer may take one arm stroke completely back to the legs. The head must break the surface of the water before the hands turn inward at the widest part of the second stroke. After the start and each turn, a single butterfly kick, which must be followed by a breaststroke kick, is permitted during or at the completion of the first arm pull. Following which, all movements of the legs shall be simultaneously and in the same horizontal plane without alternating movement. A scissor, flutter or downward butterfly kick is not permitted except as provided herein. At the turn and finish of a breaststroke race, the hands must touch the wall simultaneously and shoulders must be in line with the surface of the water.

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