Bruno's flip turns are all about momentum and tucking the head to initiate the spin.  

Thinking of using the still water that's sitting in front of him, but tucking the chin into the water with his momentum, the spin starts immediately.  Also being very careful not to pop up prior to the chin tuck.  Bruno focuses on shortening the path of the turn, making all actions purposeful.

Approaching the wall at a slower speed, he never lifts his eyes but keeps them focused on the bottom of the pool.  He uses the lines and markers on the bottom, as well as the lower part of the wall to sight his turn.

Bruno continues his arm stroke until the very last minute, never gliding into the wall.  He follows the last stroke down into the tuck and quickly gets that last stroke hand down by his hips.  He turns the palms down toward the bottom and pushes the water toward his shoulders to help throw the legs over more quickly.

The tuck is as tight as he can make it.  Bruno's thighs touch his torso and chest.  He knows the tighter he gets his body, the faster the turn will be.

The feet are planted in-line with his hands, torso, and hips so he can stack all of his push-off power into a direct line off the wall.  He plants his feet straight up, wasting no time in a spin during the flip, but starts to torque his body around during the push off.

The streamline is extremely tight on the top and he's pointing his toes as he leaves the wall.

When Bruno is going at full speed, there may be a slight rise of the eyes a couple strokes out.  We have to realize that there are only a few people that approach the wall THIS fast, so the quick double check on the distance to the wall gives him more reassurance of where to initiate the head tuck.

He follows the last stroke hand into the flip, plants his feet and drives off.  When he's sprinting, the dolphin kick is initiated very quickly into the push so he can maintain as much speed as possible.

Sprinters don't push off too deep, after just a couple quick dolphin kicks, Bruno needs to get up and attack.  His pushoffs are pretty shallow but very aggressive.

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Freestyle - Flip Turn