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    The document provides instructions for competitive swimming techniques, including maintaining a flat streamlined body position with eyes looking forward and down. It describes a continuous and alternating leg action that starts from the hip with equal force on each kick. The arm action involves the thumb entering the water first, reaching forward under the surface and accelerating the pull with the elbow exiting first. Breathing involves turning the head to the side on every two arm pulls with unilateral breathing or every three to five pulls with bilateral breathing.

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    The document provides instructions for competitive swimming techniques, including maintaining a flat streamlined body position with eyes looking forward and down. It describes a continuous and alternating leg action that starts from the hip with equal force on each kick. The arm action involves the thumb entering the water first, reaching forward under the surface and accelerating the pull with the elbow exiting first. Breathing involves turning the head to the side on every two arm pulls with unilateral breathing or every three to five pulls with bilateral breathing.

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    Body Position - Leg Action

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    The document provides instructions for competitive swimming techniques, including maintaining a flat streamlined body position with eyes looking forward and down. It describes a continuous and alternating leg action that starts from the hip with equal force on each kick. The arm action involves the thumb entering the water first, reaching forward under the surface and accelerating the pull with the elbow exiting first. Breathing involves turning the head to the side on every two arm pulls with unilateral breathing or every three to five pulls with bilateral breathing.

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    Body Position – Leg Action –

    • Continuous and alternating leg


    action.
    • Flat streamlined position.
    • Starts from the hip.
    • Eyes looking forwards and
    • Leg beats are of equal force.
    downwards.
    • Ankles relaxed toes pointed.
    • Slight knee bend occurs.

    Arm Action – Breathing –


    • Thumb enters the water first. • Head rolls to the side to
    • Enter between the head line and the breathe.
    shoulder line. • A breath taken every two arm
    • Reach forwards under the surface of pulls (unilateral breathing) or
    the water. every three or five arm pulls
    • Accelerated pull under the water. (bilateral breathing).
    • Elbow exits first. Timing –
    • Hand as close to the body as
    • Six leg kicks to one arm action.
    possible.

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