MS/HS Squad 5

FREESTYLE

• Demonstrate continuous flutter kick

• Demonstrate the ability to comfortably take a breath on either the right or left side. (Bilateral Breathing)

• Execute a correct flip turn/tumble turn. (Push off wall on back, streamline kick to front)

• Half Kneeling dive, Standing dive or Jumping Dive on the Dive Block

• Execute a breakout by holding the streamlined position while doing the underwater dolphin kick at least 10 meters

• Bent arm Recovery

• Efficient underwater arm movement (Inward sweep)

• No Catch up freestyle

• Shoulder - Hip Rotation

• able to swim 25m & 50m 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

• Catch phase (Bent elbow shoulder rotation) - push hand down past thigh

• Alternate arm action

• Demonstrate the correct backstroke flip turn

• able to swim 25m & 50m 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

• Outward and Inward scull

• Correct breaststroke pullout

• able to swim 25m & 50m with correct technique

Butterfly

• Can able to do 10m underwater dolphin kick

• 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 & 50m with correct technique