**Theme of the Week** Backstroke Turns: How to make them legal and fast

\*\*Monday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1548-backstroke-turn-learning-your-count> :23 - take the wall out of the equation :38 - sight the flags :43 - 1-stroke over to the turn :51 - sight the flags :56 - 2-stroke over to the turn 1:06 - sight the flags 1:10 - 3-strokes over to the turn 1:22 - sight the flags 1:29 - 4-strokes over to the turn and push

\*\*Tuesday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1611-backstroke-turn-eval> :30 - eyes up :41 - notice the bulkhead Somedays the bulkhead is there, somedays it’s not Continuing with the still - look at the circle he’s created showing a good submerge 1:10 - stacked foot placement 1:17 - driving off the wall slightly down 1:31 - great underwater Deep enough to not create disturbance on the surface

\*\*Wednesday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1594-backstroke-turn-with-voice> :04 - looks like a stroke of freestyle - great rotation :10 - eyes slightly up :17 - small dolphin :21 - great use of hands :26 - streamline push :31 - slightly more flat push than previous :40 - knowing the count - turning to the other side :45 - directly into the turn :50 - holding the line before dolphins :54 - seamless rotation from back to front 1:00 - straight push 1:10 - ride the push off 1:12 - shallower push and constant exhale 1:19 - direct roll over 1:31 - flat for the turn

\*\*Thursday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1838-bindy-hocking-backstroke-turns> :02 - direct path over to front :08 - extremely fast roll from back to front :15 - about to go over :15 - very fast head swivel :16 - eyes don’t look up :22 - very fast up to down Just catch the initial down and you can see where she’s looking :24 - leaves the palms up on the turn :25 - feet - hips - shoulders stacked Leaves the wall downward :30 - very fast up to down :36 - drive to side rotation :43 - hands together prior to drive :45 - ride the push down :46 - initiate the dolphins on her side :50 on - the three views in super slow

\*\*Friday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1555-backstroke-turn-either-arm> From beginning - watch how fast it is :10 - beginning the head turn :11 - head is turned before arm :12 - slight head up peek :12 - palms turn over :14 - downward drive :15 - ride the push :17 - initiate dolphins on back deep :27 - super slow :32 - head completely around before arm comes in :52 - approaching with the other arm 1:18 - super slow 1:26 - head completely around before arm comes in 1:29 - arm dives directly down 1:30 - head follows 1:33 - palms turn down 1:35 - very tight tuck 1:39 - streamline before push 1:42 - downward push

\*\*Saturday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/564-backstroke-turn> :06 - very tight :15 - about ready to go :15 - dives the hand and head at the same time :17 - continues forward a bit while finishing the pull :18 - heading into the tuck before the pull finishes :20 - using the palms :21 - feet hips hands stacked :22 - drive slightly down :24 - ride the push :27 - initiate the dolphins deep :31 - slight arch up, patient :32 - transition from dolphin to flutter to first stroke

\*\*Sunday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/744-bonus-turns-backstroke> :45 - initiating the turn :47 - arm and head are over :49 - arm going through the pull phase :51 - flutter kick is continuing - this is where I think people had issue with this video :51 - the hand has NOT finished the pull phase, the head is clearly heading down - so the turn has started :54 - palms do not turn down :58 - streamline before drive :59 - downward push Watch the ride all the way out 1:23 - watch the feet continue to kick 1:26 - head clearly down before hand finishes 1:48 - going over 1:52 - kick continues - head down - hand finishing

\*\*Bonus - \*\* **Aaron** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/217-aaron-turns> :44 - over quick full stroke of freestyle :45 - right arm finished pull - left arm full stroke of freestyle :45 - pull finishing at the exact time the head drops Go back to :12 seconds Step through… this one is closer Tie goes to the athlete


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Aug 16, 2022 Backstroke Turns Zoom