How do you do the breaststroke turn?

I know that you approach the wall, touch with both hands, and get back into the water on your side. But what do you do once you're in the water? I'm a little confused. Since you re-enter the water on your side, do you just glide until your stomach is facing the floor of the pool again? Or do you perform the pulldown and then allow yourself to turn so that your front is facing the bottom of the pool? Please provide detail. If you can, please explain the WHOLE process, from approaching the wall to taking your first stroke off the turn. Thank you!|||You'll owe me for this...





Accelerate into the wall. Try to set the approach up at the flags so you hit the wall as soon as you finish your kick. Pull your body in, keep your chin near the water so you don't come up high. You want to bend the elbows a little to get some arm strength into the turn, but not too much.





You do as much of the turn on your side as possible. It makes it easier and faster to draw your legs in. Keep your chin pointing to the wall, turn your shoulders as soon as you touch. As you drive your knees and feet to the wall, you start to drop down. Keep looking at the wall which helps you stay on your side.





When you're under water, the hand that was last on the wall comes down slides by the ear and goes to a TIGHT streamline. If you don't have great streamlines the best turns in the world won't help.





You're right...you come off on the side. You have to roll on to your stomach before you start the pull. This is only because of the rules...nothing else. After the pull-down, shrug your shoulders to be as streamlined as possible. Then when you bring your arms up, keep your hands and elbows close to your body. As your hands pass your head, bring them back into a streamline. When you do your first kick, your arns should be streamlined.





It takes a lot of practice. Pick one thing to work on and practice it after warm-ups and at the end of practice. Each day, pick something else. Five to ten minutes a day will make a huge difference at the end of the season. Good luck!|||Follow the link to watch a vid:


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It can be quite confusing trying to explain it in words.