Fitness
Open Turn Swimming
Open turn swimming touches the wall with one hand on breaststroke and butterfly, swings the feet in, and pushes off without a flip—required for those strokes and useful when flip turns feel unsafe. Bring the chin to the chest on contact; push off streamlined.
Open turn swimming touches the wall with one hand on breaststroke and butterfly, swings the feet in, and pushes off without a flip—required for those strokes and useful when flip turns feel unsafe. Bring the chin to the chest on contact; push off streamlined.
Practice legal touch rules before meets.
Common questions
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Do I need open turns for freestyle?
Freestyle and backstroke use flip turns in competition; open turns are for breaststroke and butterfly, though beginners may open-turn any stroke while learning.
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What disqualifies an open turn?
One-hand touch violations, pulling past vertical on breast or fly, or leaving the wall before the legal push pattern are common—practice with a coach or video review.
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