**Back-to-Breast Turns**

Join us this week as we give teaching progressions for all four versions of the back-to-breast turn:  open turn, spin (or bucket) turn, somersault turn, and crossover turn.  Thank you, Steve Haufler for providing clear instruction and visuals!

**Monday**

**Haufler Turns:  Teaching Ready Position and Pushoff – Ready Position**

The key to learning all five of the open turns, including the back-to-breast turn, is to master “Ready Position.”  Steve Haufler gives us visuals and key words for teaching this skill.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/754-teaching-ready-position-and-pushoff-ready-position>

**Tuesday**

**Haufler Turns: Teaching Ready Position and Pushoff**

Here’s how to take your swimmers from “Ready Position” to actual pushoff.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/755-teaching-ready-position-and-pushoff-ready-position-push-off>

**Wednesday**

**Haufler Turns:  Teaching Progression for Back-to-Breast Open Turn**

We love Steve’s 5-step progression for teaching the Back-to-Breast Open Turn.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/760-teaching-progressions-for-back-to-breast-turns-open-turn>

**Thursday**

**Haufler Turns:  Teaching Progression for Back-to-Breast Spin Turn**

Here’s Steve’s 5-step progression for teaching the Back-to-Breast Spin Turn, sometimes called a “bucket turn.”

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/762-teaching-progressions-for-back-to-breast-turns-spin-turn>

**Friday**

**Haufler Turns: Teaching Progression for Back-to-Breast Somersault Turn**

Here’s Steve’s 5-step progression for teaching the Back-to-Breast Somersault Turn.  This is *not* a crossover turn, which will be covered in Saturday’s video.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/761-teaching-progressions-for-back-to-breast-turns-somersault-turn>

**Saturday**

**Haufler Turns:  Teaching Progression for the Back-to-Breast Crossover Turn**

Steve’s 5-step progression for teaching the Back-to-Breast Crossover Turn.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/763-teaching-progressions-for-back-to-breast-turns-crossover-turns>

**Sunday**

**Haufler Turns: World’s Best Drill for Improving Your Open Turns**

We agree.  This is the world’s best drill for improving your open turns, including the back-to-breast turn.

<https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/765-the-world-s-best-drill-for-improving-your-open-turns>


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Oct. 28, 2025 - Back-to-Breast Turns