Unless you employ a flip (either old-school back somersault, or new 90degree touch flip turn)
between back-to-breast transition, you use open turns between all legs of the medley swim, and as
Mike states here, the touch completing the leg must be accordance with the rules governing the touch
in that style.
"Mike Edey" <
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> Not really - you still have to touch the wall before you turn on your front - just like the old
> back/back 'suicide' turns.
>
> The applicable FINA rules:
>
> Regarding backstroke finishes: W 6.5 Upon the finish of the race the swimmer must touch the wall
> while on the back. The body may be submerged at the touch.
>
> IM legs: SW 9.3 Each section must be finished in accordance with the rule which applies to the
> style concerned.
>
>
> --Mike
>
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004
> 15:01:54 +0000, Donal Fagan wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:42:54 -0500, "Micheal Artindale" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>I was wondering what are the proper ways to turn in all 4 strokes of the IM free, butterfly,
> >>Breast, back.?
> >
> > You may notice a discrepancy in the other responses as regards Back to Breast. I saw a swimmer
> > DQ'd for doing a flip turn from Back to Breast. She was allowed to do this in her HS meets,
> > but not in her YMCA meets. In the YMCA league, she had to stay on her back until she touched
> > the wall.
> >
> > So the turn varies depending on whether your league follows the latest FINA or an older set of
> > rules.
> >
> >
> > Donal Fagan AIA Donal@DonalO'Fagan.com (Anglicise the name to reply by e-mail)