Turnin'
Gavin Lee
The Turn
We aim for fluidity in a turn. The movement should appear as one continuous motion with the end result of changing 180* in direction. Here’s some of the fine points.
get as close to the wall as possible. aim to have your feet directly on the wall as soon as you flip 180* so that you can push off immediately.
when flipping over, your feet should go straight over your head.
as your feet hit the wall, you should be in a squat position with your back flat as if you were lying on the floor and upper body and arms in streamline position.
as soon as your feet flip over 180* you should push off immediately, like jumping from a squat in streamline. even if you find that you are a little too far away from the wall, just pretend the wall is right there and push off. eventually you will learn to judge this distance and get it right. in the video, I was a little long on the turn and could have been closer to the wall.
after pushing off, do at least one dolphin kick off the wall before trying to rotate over to your stomach.
keep a tight core from the squat position through the breakout of the stroke.
