Swim flags are as essential as any other pool equipment in your aquatic centre. Especially if you regularly host swim practices, meets and allow swimmers to pursue lap swimming, custom bunting flags are highly useful to aquatics directors, coaches and swimmers.
Australian flag bunting companies recommend using pool flags to alert swimmers in the pool. In addition to this, there are a number of critical uses they have during practice and during competitions.
A Chance to perfect Backstroke Turns & Finishes
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Stroke Count Analysis
To be able to perfect the flip turns and finishes, the swimmers need to identify their stroke count. Swimmers usually calculate how many strokes it takes for them to get to the pool walls from the swim flags. Most swimmers will start at the 15-meter mark and then counting from the flag lone once one has reached the stroke cadence.
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Getting the Perfect Backstroke Turn and Finish
Once a swimmer has identified their count, the custom backstroke flags also help when working on perfecting the finishes and turns. Coaches often recommend swimmers with a 4-stroke finish count to use a 3-stroke turn count by starting at the flags. Then the swimmer counts up to three, rolls and pulls themselves into a flip to turn. This helps in maintaining a momentum by grabbing some water, pushing it down to one’s toes and propelling oneself into a turn without letting the body fall on to the side.
Finally, these flags also help for safety flagging and lane number orientations. Many pools have flags with lane numbers added, allowing swimmers to cross verify their lane assignments during competitions.
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