Snap Finish
Swimmers finish the breaststroke kick by snapping the feet together – adds power at the end of the kick and a tidy streamline.
- Stages
- Stage 6, Stage 7
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Skills
- Breaststroke Kick, Stroke Efficiency
- Equipment
- None, Float
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 1–14 swimmers
- Time
- About 4 minutes
- In a lesson
- Skill Development 1, Skill Development 2
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
What it develops
- Breaststroke with strong propulsion and controlled glide
- Improve stroke efficiency on all strokes
- Efficient breaststroke over distance
- Keep technique and stroke count as distance increases
How to run it
- Kick breaststroke with a float.
- Accelerate through the kick and finish with the feet snapping together, toes pointed.
- Hold the streamlined legs in the glide.
- Progress to full stroke.
Teaching cues
- Kick round, snap together.
- Toes pointed at the end.
- Hold it long.
Make it easier
- On the back, watching the feet.
- Wall kick focusing on the finish.
Make it harder
- Count kicks per width.
- Full stroke with a strong snap and short glide.
Common faults
- Feet stopping apart at the end of the kick.
- Toes staying flexed in the glide.
Corrections
- 'Clap your feet together.'
- Flex to push, point to glide.
Assistant / L1 role
- Watch from the end of the lane and say 'snap' or 'open' after each kick for one swimmer.