ES Squad 1

FREESTYLE

• Demonstrate continuous flutter kick

• Demonstrate the ability to comfortably take a breath to the side

• Half kneeling dive or Standing dive on the Dive Block

• Bent arm Recovery

• No Catch up freestyle

• able to swim 25m with correct technique

BACKSTROKE

• Demonstrate continuous kick on their back (soft knees, floppy feet)

• High hips

• Hips rotation

• 11 & 1 arm recovery (thumb - pinky recovery)

• Press palm and shoulder back with straight arm recovery

• Alternate arm action

• able to swim 25m with correct technique

BREASTSTROKE

• Demonstrate the proper timing of the Breathe, Kick, Glide timing 

• Demonstrate the correct breaststroke form (Flex Feet, outsweep/insweep of the arms)

• Timing of breathing

• Glide with arms extended forward

• able to swim 25m with correct technique

Butterfly

• Thumb down, elbow straight movement

• Arms move simultaneously with dolphin kick

• Hands enter water in line with shoulders

• Press out, then pull in under your chest. Arms push back past thighs

• Recover ams wide

• Undulating body movement. (kick should be be hips and not knees)

• able to swim 25m with correct technique