allows him a stinger push off from the starting position. The popular starting techniques are— . Grab start . Circular start .
Racing start . Conventional start . Track start Teaching Stages of Start For teaching the ‘start’ to the beginners, the following sequence is followed— . Position on the block .
Take off . Flight (position in the air) . Entry into the water (glide first stroke) However, back stroke uses almost a uniform technique, which does not have any special name and is known as backstroke start. Turns During the race, the swimmer must take a turn from the end of the wall to complete the full distance of the race.
The swimmers try to use such techniques which are quicker and gives strong push off from the wall within the permissible rules of the stroke. The various turns used by the swimmers are: . Simple . Throw away .
Summersault . Flip . Roll over . Breast stroke .
Butterfly Teaching Stages of Turn . Approach to the wall . Turn or touch . Push off .