1. The Competitive Swimming Dive
Andres Gallego

2. • Seventy-five percent of our planet is water can you swim? ~Author Unknown

3. • A forward swimming start has 5 sections:
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2.
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5.
Before the Blocks
On the Blocks
The Start Action
In the Water
The Breakout Stroke

4. • First Olympics Athens 1896.

5. The start in the 80s
The start in the 90s
• The majority of world class swimmers today
use the “Track Start Position”

9. • Starting blocks in the present:

10. London Olympics 2012.
Swimming Mens 400m Individual Medley
Final (Video)

11. Final thoughts :
• To learn to perform a competitive swimming
start is simple if you follow this step-by-step
guide.
• Be open-minded and patient. Remember that
this is a new skill and it could require
days, months or years to learn it.