How to Swim Competitive Freestyle : How to Do Flip Turns in Freestyle Swimming

Flip turns are the fastest turn to use with freestyle swimming, and the turn that competitive swimmers do. Learn how to do a flip turn in this free swimming lesson video from an expert on health and fitness.

Expert: Phillip Toriello
Contact: www.PhillTheFlyingFish.com
Bio: Phillip Toriello has been a competitive swimmer, a surfer, a lifeguard, a swim instructor and a junior lifeguard instructor.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

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[PeruvianConan]

guaranteed I can swim faster than this guy

[mak3m]

@NewEnglanddur

In free style any part of the body can touch the wall for a length or finish, obviously if your doing a flip turn its your feet :D

[Mrkbballin24]

I actually do this, let's say you do this and you kick off and as ur turning u turn from ur right side and then like on to ur stomach to do the stroke.

if i flip, then kick off and turn does it matter if i turn anyway?

cuz i have a minor scoliosis

hope u understand.

[Zachattack172]

@NewEnglanddur That's what I was thinking, and I'm pretty sure butterfly kick is the right way.

[OtakuSAnime101]

@NewEnglanddur Ok thanks!

[NewEnglanddur]

@OtakuSAnime101 Yes, you do have to touch the wall with your feet, if you're doing freestyle. If you're doing breaststroke or butterfly, you have to touch the wall with both hands, if it's backstroke, you can do a flip turn but must finish the race on your back.

[NewEnglanddur]

Shouldn't you be doing a dolphin kick off the wall?

[Nmdresser]

@KissMyBlade I could not agree with you more.

[citruscrushable]

UGHHH i am sooo dissapointed. sooo in the summer i learned how to do it like a pro...LOL and then after swim practice NOW I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! need...to...practice...

[Laserofdoom]

i learned it and im only eight!!!!! yay **** :)