crossover turns swimming Backstroke to breaststroke transition technique. Individual medley swimming
Definitely the best transition from backstroke to breaststroke in the individual medley is the crossover turn. I haven’t seen a lot of material online explaining this transition. Fear not my friends, I will explain it here as best as I can. But first the rules:
The individual medley transitions are considered finishes, not turns. Swimmers cannot rotate past the vertical towards the breast prior to the touch.
Now, once a legal touch has been made, the swimmer may turn in any manner desired. Yes, that includes a flip turn.
After the turn, the swimmer must be toward the breast when the feet the leave the wall.
Source
http://forums.usms.org/entry.php?37481-Is-a-Crossover-Flip-Turn-Legal-from-Back-to-Breast-in-IMNow if it is done right this is how the officials will look at it at normal speed. Its fast and very difficult to tell if it is legal, but they could definitely catch you if you do it wrong. So here is the deal.
When you touch the wall rotate a little but make sure your arm is still behind your head. After you touch the wall bend your knees and your hips. Rotate a little more to let your hips go towards the surface and your feet come out of the water and towards the wall. Once your feet touch the wall you should be on your side, facing the opposite wall that you were facing when you touched the wall in backstroke. Finally start rotating to make a breaststroke streamline. As long as you push off when you rotated pass the 90 degrees, you have done a completely legal transition.
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