Breaststroke

Disqualification will happen if a swimmer faults in any of the following:

• Takes more than one underwater pull to legs off start or turns
• Takes more than one butterfly kick off start or turns or post first breaststroke kick
• Must remain on the breast during swim, including off walls
• Must be in order - one arm stroke then one leg kick
• Legs must be simultaneous movement
• Arm stroke must be simultaneous movement
• Elbows must remain under water except for last pull into a turn, during turn or finish
• Hands may not go past hips, except for at start on on turns
• Swimmers feet must turn outwards during the propulsion part of the kick
• Swimmers use: flutter, dolphin or scissor kick even for one cycle
• Finishing and doing turns: both hands must hit simultaneously and not stacked