Streamline Turn Relay
A relay where teams earn points for streamlined push-offs and tidy turns, not for finishing first.
- Stages
- Swimming – Stage 8, Swimming – Stage 9
- Difficulty
- Developing
- Skills
- Streamlining, Turns
- Equipment
- None
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 4–20 swimmers
- Time
- About 7 minutes
- In a lesson
- Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Tumble turns only in adequate depth; one swimmer per lane section at a time.
What it develops
- Streamlined push-offs, turns and finishes
- Turns with a streamlined underwater phase and breakout
How to run it
- Teams line up at one end; each swimmer swims a width/length, turns at the far wall and swims back.
- Judges award a point for a streamlined push-off at each wall and a point for a controlled turn suited to the stroke.
- Next swimmer goes when touched.
- Teams talk tactics (e.g. which turn to use) and repeat.
Teaching cues
- Glide before you swim.
- Turn tight, push hard.
- Points for quality.
Make it easier
- Touch turns only; widths.
Make it harder
- Tumble turns for front crawl, open turns for breaststroke.
Common faults
- Rushing and missing the streamline.
- Leaving before the touch.
Corrections
- 'Speed comes from the streamline.'
- 'Wait for your team-mate's hand.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Judge one team's push-offs at the far wall and keep a tally for the teacher.