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Body Position |
● Trunk horizontal to
30 degrees from surface
● Rudimentary body
roll
● Some side-to-side
motion of trunk and legs acceptable |
● Trunk horizontal to
30 degrees from surface
● Ears may be out of
water, chin on chest
● Hips may be bent
● Rudimentary body
roll
● Slight side-to-side
motion between shoulders and hips acceptable
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Arms |
● Above-water arm
recovery
● Underwater recovery
or arm straight at elbow acceptable
● Hand enters at or
above the level of the head
● Arm straight at the
elbow during power phase acceptable;
● Power phase
finishing at hip level acceptable
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● Above-water arm
recovery
● Elbows below
surface acceptable
● Hands may enter at
or above shoulder level
● Arm straight at
elbow during power phase acceptable
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Legs |
● Continuous kicking
● Occasional
bicycling action acceptable
● Legs bent at hips
or knees during down beat acceptable
● Feet may break
surface
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● Continuous kicking
● Occasional
bicycling action acceptable
● Legs bent at knee
acceptable
● Feet may break
surface |
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Breathing and timing |
● Face in water and
breathes consistently to the side
● Occasional head
lift acceptable
● Arms and legs show
general alternating pattern
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● Occasional breath
holding acceptable
● Arms in opposition
● Hesitation at
finish acceptable
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