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Tumble Turns

Swimming

Marcelino Ngalioma

Tumble Turns

I am Coach Marcelino Ngalioma, originally from Tanzania and currently based in Malaysia, with over 17 years of experience in coaching both age-group and high-performance swimmers. I have taught in Tanzania, Kenya, Ivory Coast, India, and Malaysia, and throughout my career, I have led individual swimmers and teams to numerous national and international competitions, including four different World Championships. Certified by World Aquatics and the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA), I look forward to sharing my experience and knowledge with all participants in my workshops. 

Lesson Overview

Tumble Turns

We will break down the tumble turn into progressive, manageable skills, emphasizing safety, the approach to the wall, proper technique while executing the turn and the underwater phase. 

The breaststroke turn


We will break down the breaststroke turn into progressive, manageable skills, emphasizing head position, the approach to the wall, proper technique while executing the turn and the underwater phase.

The backstroke turn

We will break down the backstroke flip turn into progressive, manageable skills, emphasizing safety, timing, the rotation from back to stomach, the turn and the underwater phase.

The butterfly turn

We will break down the butterfly (open) turn into progressive, manageable skills, emphasizing head position, the approach to the wall, proper technique while executing the turn and the underwater phase.

The Individual Medley Turns

We will break down the IM turn considering short course and long course races and stroke sequence.

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