Back to Blog

Swimming Challenge: Position 11 Cartwheel

Level 3Swimming Games
Position 11StreamlineFlip TurnsBody Awareness

Name

One-Liner

Swimmers push off the wall, dive to the bottom, perform a cartwheel in Position 11, then twist and stand in streamline.

Success Criteria

The swimmer completes the entire sequence without breaking streamline, executes a clean cartwheel at the bottom, and finishes standing with hands in a perfect streamline position.

Failure Criteria

The swimmer loses streamline at any point, fails to complete the cartwheel, or does not twist 90 degrees before standing.

Core Skill

The core skills targeted in this challenge arePosition 11,Streamline, andFlip Turns. These are essential for developing efficient swimming techniques and improving overall performance in the water.

Who

This challenge is designed forLevel 3, Level 4, and Developmental swimmers. These swimmers have a foundational understanding of swimming techniques and are ready to refine their skills further.

What

  1. Perform aPosition 11 cartwheelat the bottom.

How

Difficulties Instructors Might Face

This is part of a larger system

This content fits into the Swimming Ideas quest — a guided journey from first-day instructor to program director.

Originally from: https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/blog/swimming-game-challenge-position-11-cartwheel/

Discussion0 comments

Loading comments…