Turn (swimming)

The turning point referred to swim a change of direction, which is usually 180 degrees, so one half turn.

Swimming

The turning while swimming has various forms depending on the swimming style.

When breaststroke must simultaneously touch the pool wall by the regulations of the German Swimming Association both hands. Then followed by a rapid rotation of the body and a shedding of the legs off the edge of the pool. After the turn of a complete cycle of movement may take place under water. According to guidelines of the FINA it does not matter with which part of the body touching the water's edge.

The turnaround in the dolphin or butterfly swimming is performed as the breast turn. It has to be struck with both hands at chest position, but a distance of 15 m may be covered submerged after the turn.

When Freestyle and Freestyle Swimming a role ( roll tack ) is mostly forward ( 180 ° ) performed with a subsequent or simultaneous screw 180 degrees. So you get into the starting position for an optimal push-off of the feet of the wall. The turning point may here also "flat ", ie similar to the breast turn, done. The rules and regulations of the German Swimming Federation stipulates only that the wall has to be touched with any part of the body. After the turning for a distance of at most 15 m can be covered submerged.

In the backstroke, the swimmer turns just before the wall in the prone position and turns as in the crawl flip turn around the body transverse axis. This is done by 180 ° can until your feet touch the wall and repel the float in the supine position. It follows a diving phase with dolphin kicking until the float is slower and turns on the water surface in the back crawl. Alternatively, a plate turn be completed.

Water polo

When water polo a turn is needed to quickly change from attack to defense. This is changed from the prone position to supine or in the prone position.

The change from the prone position in the supine position is better because it is faster, easier, and do you have after the turn of the overview of the coming attacker box. This requires - starting from the ball crawl location - a quick stop can be performed. Meanwhile, the legs are pulled over in is hockter position right or left of the body near the water surface. When the legs are in front of the body, a Schwunggrätsche is performed with the legs out and the arms at the same time the new Schwimrichtung. Now the normal back crawl is applied. Feels the float after three to four Armzügen too slow, it can turn into the prone position and perform faster crawl and crawl ball.

The change from the prone position in the prone position is more demanding, but feasible in all directions. This requires - again starting from the ball crawl location - a quick stop and rotation are performed. Throughout the movement the head is above water and the legs near the water surface. First, the movement is stopped with one arm, then pulls the equilateral knee toward this hand. The other arm carries out a movement in the direction of stretching of the new swimming direction. The legs perform a swing movement opposite to the new swimming direction diagonally downward from. The " stopping arm " makes the first Kraulzug. From there it goes to the normal crawl movement further.