The Butterfly stroke will require a distance of 100 yards. The student at this level is required to perfect the breaststroke learned in the previous levels, but now adds the element of speed. In doing so, the student must maintain the correct breaststroke techniques. Students are timed for a specified distance and are tested on the times to indicate speed increases. Butterfly perfection Students perform the Butterfly stroke with an emphasis placed on coordinated kicks and pulls.
Body position is horizontal with the dolphin motion maintained.
Breaths must be coordinated and performed on alternating stroke cycles. The head is not to be lifted during the breath, but extended forward. The dolphin action of the stroke should cause the rear to break the surface of the water while the arms are placed into the water at the beginning of the arm stroke. Stroke Drills Students will learn to execute isolated parts of the competitive strokes. These drills are those that would be commonly used to help develop more perfect strokes by isolating common stroke flaws.