Back to Breast Crossover Turn: Video and Drill
Back to Breast Crossover Turn: Video and Drill
By Russell Mark, USA Swimming National Team High Performance Consultant
The crossover turn is the fastest back-to-breast transition, used by mostly all U.S. Olympians, such as 200 IM World Record Holder Ariana Kukors.
At minimum, it is 0.3 seconds faster than a traditional open turn. On the middle turn of a 200 free race, would you do an open turn when everyone else does a flip turn? For the same reason, you should strongly consider incorporating a crossover turn into your arsenal of skills.
The most common reasons why people don't do the crossover turn are because of the greater level of difficulty and inability to get a breath on the wall.
Interestingly, those same facts apply to freestyle flip turns too, yet everyone does those.
Read more and watch video click here.
At minimum, it is 0.3 seconds faster than a traditional open turn. On the middle turn of a 200 free race, would you do an open turn when everyone else does a flip turn? For the same reason, you should strongly consider incorporating a crossover turn into your arsenal of skills.
The most common reasons why people don't do the crossover turn are because of the greater level of difficulty and inability to get a breath on the wall.
Interestingly, those same facts apply to freestyle flip turns too, yet everyone does those.
Read more and watch video click here.
