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Show a good continual undulating movement – arms in S/L or by legs.
IM4
The swimmer has to show a good continual, undulating movement with their legs.
Legs can be slightly apart or legs together, toes pointed and arms can be in either a streamline position or arms down their sides (no aids to be used).
The movement needs to be continual and fluid with the swimmers feet breaking the water surface.
This award can be adjusted to your requirements with the detailing of the kick.
Dolphin kick can be a very exhausting kick to maintain and therefore lesson plans for this should be kept short in time and distance.
The head should instigate the start of the movement and then subsequently move throughout the body with a good hip downward force, right through to the toes
It may be easier for the swimmers to achieve this at first whilst swimming underwater and arms by their side opposed to being in streamline.
Phrases that mimic the movement of this kick and ones that swimmers of a younger age can relate to are, lets kick like a dolphin, a wiggly worm or riding the waves.