What set Auburn sprinters Fred Bousquet and Cesar Cielo--the two fastest sprinters in NCAA history--apart from their competition? It was their domination in turns and transitions. Coaches Quick and Hawke share with you the tools to build a faster fast sprint freestyle turn and transition focusing upon five areas of instruction: Approach, Summersault, Push-off, Streamline and Transition. Quick begins with training for the approach by teaching the skill of submerging. Moving to the summersault, Quick and Hawke present summersault techniques, reinforcing that the tighter the tuck, the faster the body can spin. Next, the coaches move to the wall for push-off drills and wall alignment strategies to maximize carrying the energy going into the wall through the push-off. Quick and Hawke then discuss and demonstrate skill set necessary for an effective transition from being an underwater swimmer on the push-off to a surface swimmer through the breakout stroke cycle.

36 minutes. 2008.

Nothing exemplifies Coach Marsh's passion for fast swimming like the attention to detail that he demands in turns. Along with the start, Marsh feels that the turn is a skill that if honed and perfected, can bring about significant time drops for swimmers at any level! Marsh feels that with all turns, it is crucial to build the turn from "spinning" foundations done at mid-pool before proceeding to the wall. For all turns, Marsh presents mid-pool drills that teach and focus on the art of compact and tight spinning. Marsh proceeds to the wall with his "plant, pause and push" sequence before executing the full turn. Marsh begins with turns for breast and fly - short axis turns followed by long axis turns, free and back and finishes with turns for the individual medley. Throughout the presentation, Marsh shares turn tips that created a "wall domination" reputation for his Auburn swimmers!

57 minutes. 2007.

The Frank Busch philosophy on turns is three fold: 1) Don't lose time 2) Don't waste energy 3) The speed you carry into the wall determines the speed you can carry off of the wall. In the IM Turn segment, Busch details the techniques and nuances of the three turns for the IM that includes advanced and basic technique for the back to breast turn. Next, Coach Demont shares the technique for a flip turn including tips to generate as much speed into the wall as possible as well as tips for a quicker spin. Demont discusses breakout technique to carry maximum speed from the wall push off into the stroke cycle. Coach Rhodenbaugh shares techniques for short axis turns and breakouts for breast and fly. Rhodenbaugh covers the approach to the wall, technique for the turn, strategies for the push-off and includes the fly kickout and breakout stroke as well as the breaststroke pullout including two styles for the placement of the dolphin kick along with tips for transition into the first stroke cycle. Augie Busch takes you through the backstroke turn and kickout including the approach to the wall, the crossover and turn and the kickout through the first stroke. All of the turn demonstrations are greatly enhanced with slow motion and underwater footage.

47 minutes. 2006