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FREESTYLE TURN [1 record]

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Record 1 1979-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
OBS

Freestyle turn.... the turn is a forward somersault with the legs held in a pike position as long as possible.... the head continues through the turn without stopping. The swimmer's back is thrown towards the wall as the hips pike.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
OBS

Virage au style libre. [...] le virage est une «culbute avant» où les jambes sont en position «carpée» aussi longtemps que possible. [...] la tête bouge continuellement [...]. Le dos du nageur est lancé vers le mur alors que les hanches se redressent.

OBS

«virage en style libre» : Selon M. Edgar Théorêt, directeur technique de la Fédération de natation du Québec, «virage en style libre» est un synonyme exact.

Spanish

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