EASIEST WAY TO DO A CROSSOVER TURN!!

In swimming, it’s the little things that count. Adding an extra dolphin kick here, improving your tempo a little bit there, all pays huge dividends in the long run. Something that many swimmers highly struggle with or even implement poorly into their IM events is the ability to perform a crossover turn.
Back-to-breast turns are one of the biggest steps that a swimmer can take towards narrowing the gap between everyday swimmers and professionals. This being such a tricky turn, we decided to implore the help from one of our good friends, Ashlee Linn. Ashlee was a collegiate swimmer for the University of Florida, with her main event being the 200IM.
She breaks this turn down into three easy steps within the video. The approach, hand placement, and the roll into a normal flip turn. Just know that when you are going to implement a new turn, know that you are going to need patience and you will not be able to nail the turn on day one. It takes a lot of practice and you need to make sure you are always thinking about the minor details as you practice.
Feel free to reach out to us in the comments below and let us know how it goes!
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[@timopaisley]

My coach literally had us do this today, I have a feeling he's a subscriber too

[@PhlexSwim]

Ha! How funny! Hope it went well today!

[@sarahsnider9774]

same lol

[@Mia-uc4xn]

Timo swims same 😂

[@Sunrisesunset999]

Only genius can comment like this🤣👍

[@isabella-of5on]

Jesus loves you ✝️💞

[@frvo]

Oh my God! I think I just saw the most beautiful swimmer in the whole universe! 🥰

[@virginiading339]

i always had trouble turning back to breast swimming IM and I tried your method, it's soo good! Thank you so much! I improved 1 second on my IM from this strategy omg thank youuu

[@yuldouz]

This is my fav video with the crossover technique, and I'm so sorry you don't do more videos any longer. Also, the pure joy of watching the girl swim)))

[@mikeoconnell9237]

This is the best video I've seen on this turn because of the angles you shot and the way you slowed it down.

[@PhlexSwim]

Hey Mike! Thanks so much for the comment. Really appreciate your support. Are there any topics you feel you would like to see going forward that haven't been covered well such as this? Thanks.

[@mikeoconnell9237]

Have you done one on the touch turn yet?

[@PhlexSwim]

+Mike OConnell not sure how ce ever heard something referred to by that name. Would that be an open turn?

[@mikeoconnell9237]

Ah sorry, I'm using a local name for it. The open turn used for fly or breaststroke is what I meant.

[@PhlexSwim]

+Mike OConnell Ha! No I absolutely love that name. We have yet to do a video on that but we will definitely put it in our to-do list! Thanks for the input

[@豫魯小學堂]

I tried it yesterday and I succeeded. Thank you for sharing.

[@bobbysmith1645]

Damn. More videos by this chick and I'll become a serious swimmer.

[@PhlexSwim]

Ha! We will definitely let Ashlee know to do a few more with us

[@swimmer6575]

Hey, where is a new video with her?

[@TriDaddy]

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[@funkyed985]

Been trying to learn this turn, great tutorial and scenery!

[@PhlexSwim]

Thanks! Let us know how it goes!

[@이니S]

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[@ge3346]

She's absolutely stunning

[@raquelr8775]

Amazing physique. I totally want to master this after I have learned how to properly swim.

[@Amr_D]

Indeed it is amazing

[@linawesterlund7076]

I don't swim very often nowadays but I do train sometimes, and I've tried to understand the crossover turn for over a year with absolutely no success. THIS was helpful though! Thank you!

[@dbewlz7106]

Hands down the best swimming tutorial videos on youtube! You explain things very effectively. Great scenery too!

[@PhlexSwim]

Wow! Thanks so much for the great words. Agreed on the scenery 😉

[@VisionYpensamiento]

The music tho... Wow. Best intro ever??? Bad ass beautiful swimmer kicking ass

[@Jeph629]

Excellent tutorial esp. the up-front on-land demo to start off. Multiple angles also make the tutorial easy to comprehend. (Oh, the world-class- gorgeous swimmer's not a bad addition, either.......too bad my UF days are sooooooo long gone!)

[@swimuw]

Looked for videos for this turn. this was the best one by far. Thank you

[@PhlexSwim]

+O Thomas Johnson so amazing to hear! Thanks for the kind words

[@brianmcd9492]

🙂Just when we think all turns mastered this medley turn, is better than any sailors knot,great video🤘

[@bikaibikai]

The hottest swimming coaching video I have ever seen! Sorry I cannot get focused...

[@Nick-qc7wm]

Bro what…

[@Guanyanxuan]

omg I TRIED this yestrday and this helped me do it!!!

[@PhlexSwim]

Amazing! So glad we could help!

[@frankcromer6945]

I was doing this turn in the sixties (1960s). I still do it now and again in training. Yes Training!

[@DerekMaas]

The girl in this video would be disqualified for pushing off too far on her back, I got dq’d for that at nationals a couple years ago

[@casualartist4202]

oh wow you actually commented here

[@uditsharma4380]

Ohhh

[@david_kg]

She is showing transition in a medley from back to breast. You would not be dq’ed in an IM but you would in a strictly backstroke.

[@lorancehanna9376]

@@david_kg did you even read what you wrote??? You're saying she would get DQed in a backstroke event for pushing off on her back? This is 100% a DQ in an IM

[@david_kg]

@@lorancehanna9376 😂

[@brianmcfarlane2587]

This style is probably the quickest crossover method, but it is also the easiest to get disqualified on. For example, pause the video at 1:48. That would be a DQ.

[@sarahleblanc5915]

Not if it is an im

[@sarahleblanc5915]

Kylie Wildman it’s fly back breast free

[@bouathepya]

@@kyawi666 disqualification

[@tacycruzz]

How come?

[@dylancolon9756]

No it wouldn't

[@stejacjam660]

Anatomically perfect.

[@andreteixeira8386]

Beautiful demonstration!!

[@jrnuestmybae7180]

sigh...how i wish i had this swimming pool next to my college building...

[@matchabun123]

wow, this video was very helpful. My coach made us do this and i was suffering until i watched this video. I really think this video was super helpful.

[@yaya13t75]

Also could you do some dryland stuff as well?

[@user-uf4ev7lf7n]

I’m not even in high school but I’m do learning this flip turn. It would be a great flex lol

[@celticlady4821]

I love the way he dunks her and teases her 😂❤

[@drewmalouf8573]

I have to demonstrate this at practice tomorrow :/ but ty this really will help me!

[@Coco-ck7zj]

I just had to learn to do these yesterday i got it pretty quick came here to make sure i was doin it right

[@Matt_K2]

i want to do this in my meet today but god damn that flip is just confusing for me im pretty good at bucket but i wanna get faster but the part after u turn sideways looks confusing lol

[@Marychu05]

Wow, apenas te veo y está increíble tu explicación. Gracias. 😉

[@renaudtremblay6541]

Wow this is so cool, i love doing it so fun, i got approximate technique but doesnt matter its fun and i dont get dizzy like the flip turn

[@江田新]

何回見ても素晴らしい！

[@CarlosEduardoEsguerra]

Incredible channel and video. Congratulations. It would be great if the videos had subtitles translated into Spanish. I am Latino, from Colombia South America. I follow them on all networks. Fantastic your Channel. PEACE

[@PhlexSwim]

Carlos Eduardo Esguerra thanks so much for commenting! We don't have anyone on the team capable of translating, any chance you would be interested in translation? We would gladly approve

[@CarlosEduardoEsguerra]

Phlex Swin, UR my Inspiration.

[@otippol]

Phlex Swim I think I can help ya out

[@PhlexSwim]

+Oscar Tippol hey Oscar! We'd really appreciate the help! If you could submit some subtitle for our videos we would definitely approve and get them up there

[@texabara]

Carlos Eduardo Esguerra ¡Hola desde Puerto Rico! Acá entreno en equipo Master. Hay un compatriota tuyo aquí llamado Daniel Cuellar.

[@padrino.r]

This girl is F I R E !

[@simonsays3391]

Good music and cinematography!

[@Tazrian100]

Probably won’t be practicing this any time soon because I am in bronze

[@cedricrosario5193]

So? Practice this so you will get better and finally get gold😊

[@Tazrian100]

Cedric Rosario I hope ☺️

[@lmnts-wildswimming9922]

Skills beyond me!

[@user-gt8re4og9j]

thank you so much guys!

[@user-gl7pp5yy4t]

Thanks for your good teaching...♡♡♡♡

[@yaya13t75]

Great video. Please do some backstroke videos next

[@thibod07]

So if I get it right that turn is used to cross-over from backstroke to breaststroke? Very specialized turn!

[@bittertruth27]

You made me jealous, GOD knows when I will be swim like that....

[@PhlexSwim]

Practice makes perfect!

[@bittertruth27]

Phlex Swim true

[@jimiefoxx]

Awesome video!!

[@江田新]

何回も視聴しても素晴らしい。

[@saikatpaul6107]

She is like a mermaid😍😍😍

[@abdelkorchi]

Wonderful and nice video thank you

[@miguelvsllejo3700]

Esto es realmente bueno. Gracias muchas gracias. Saludos.

[@jun920918hao]

Thanks for another awesome vid. Now this Q is unrelated to the topic of this vid, so bear with me haha

[@PhlexSwim]

JH Wings hey, Luke here! So I am actually a big fan of short fins myself! As far as working on power for your underwater kick I like doing a couple of 25s where you underwater all out until 15m and take a strong breakout stroke, swimming easy until the end of the 25. This can be a fun little set, and you can play around with different intervals to keep pushing yourself :) hope this helps!

[@jun920918hao]

Phlex Swim Thanks Luke. Really appreciate your tip. ❤️

[@alexiamorin6039]

I would like to know which swimsuit brand she’s wearing... can’t see the logo

[@TalesUnforgotten]

I love this guys!

[@aichatofika2176]

Tank you for this lesson it s very intéressant .

[@kmd21804]

This is the 300 club!! I grew up swimming here

[@duchoang2735]

Smooth both in technical and body

[@away5534]

she's freaking h- beautiful...

[@flyboymic7182]

Your an excellent swimmer Ashly, would love to swim few thousand meters with ya, I love being motivated by excellent swimmers, and the speed we do it's hard to find swimmers like you and that guy with you as well cause I've watched his swimming also just your demonstrating lol✌🏼️🙏🏊🏻 Excluding of course in our clubs✌🏼️💫

[@joeblow6499]

* You're. You edited it and still got it wrong.

[@井上ハイパ]

Very nice swim skill I like it

[@Rizkii_-]

R.I.P. Got a meet next week and don't even know how to do this flip turn

[@PhlexSwim]

How'd it go!?

[@Rizkii_-]

Phlex Swim Pretty good actually, lost drastically, but I beat my own times.

[@joeblow6499]

But is it legal to have two flotation devices?

[@jjfuuufuuu3282]

beautiful flip turn

[@id104335409]

I came here to learn!

[@cristani709]

I know this is off topic, but can you please tell me where can I get that swimsuit??? Looks awesome c:

[@abbiedoherty8440]

I thought that you just do backstroke until your hand touches the wall and then do a back flip turn and push off on your front.... that's how I do it anyway!

[@PhlexSwim]

This is another method of a back-to-breast turn but definitely not as quick as this snappy turn that Ashlee shows off here.

[@abhimanyushahane7493]

Hey, I've been facing problems because my local pool doesn't have starting blocks and district meet is within a month. So could you please guide me with some tips on starts?

[@PhlexSwim]

abhimanyu shahane hey! Definitely refer to the first two tips we recommend in one of our latest videos "HOW TO HAVE A START LIKE CAELEB DRESSEL"

[@abhimanyushahane7493]

Thank you Phlex

[@nourddinelarbi2730]

Amazing video

[@iraqiforever3665]

Thanks. I will try to do it.. thanks from Iraq

[@pieterriley4846]

Beautiful athlete!

[@derekl126]

0:23 "Sup."

[@preethibai363]

Wow I'm mesmerized by the way u swim love you

[@user-uf4ev7lf7n]

Is it just for backstroke? Or can you do it for freestyle

[@ProjectPB01]

i cant do that, awesome girl

[@robertk2007]

Swimming does a body good

[@thickgummybares782]

I ship it!

[@darmawansediono8371]

It's hard to try ..😬😞

[@dunzelcash1952]

quick note you need to turn a little more to your side if you land up on your back you will get dqed

[@Ard_nas]

Thank u i tried to understand now i think that i have understood it

[@aplam94]

My coach was telling us to try this and I had no idea how to do this.

[@helenemassi]

Beautiful.

[@Therradican]

Nice. How many times a week do you practice dimming. I live your swim suit too. Thank you.

[@user-eq6mw8re2j]

My best swimmmmmmm.perfect

[@kianleonard5379]

"For me it takes 3 strokes." 1:15 *proceeds to take 5 strokes*

[@PhlexSwim]

Ha! She means from the moment she goes under the flags it takes three strokes. She starts a bit farther out but good catch nonetheless

[@parkerorndorf6117]

Phlex Swim Theres also the fact that she was moving slower in that

[@adrianoeterovic7987]

Kian Leonard nah

[@adrian.m258]

That’s still four strokes then.

[@jhamail]

Kian Leonard Hahahaha 😊😊

[@arielgalicia1983]

Creo que lo voy a intentar, tengo que reducir mi tiempo en el combi.

[@GMZTORP]

Can you leave the wall in your back after a back-brest transition turn like she is doing?

[@et8953]

0:39 It is absolutely a swiming tutorial.

[@joesr31]

I pretty sure I doing the same turn but my legs never ever go above the water like a flip turn, now that I think of it, it may be faster. Mine usually just sweep to the side right on the surface

[@casualartist4202]

that's good, you don't want to push off on your back like demonstrated in the video, you'll just get dq'd

[@JacksTestimony]

When I hit the wall I just treat it like a freestyle flip turn, but I noticed she goes the opposite way on the flip. Idk if it matters but I do it legally? Haven’t been dq’d yet so

[@kevins9688]

Do u need to touch wall with hands for crossover turn?

[@gdeangelkick]

Want to see what Plex Edge can tell me about my crossover turn! Will it be able to time the lag between last pull and acceleration off the wall into breast... b.c. that lazy side-glide is where lot of swimmers end up being slower with the crossover than if they just pulled all the way into wall. I see many times age group kids who do crossover get beat on turn by kids using other turn more aggressively.

[@arishzida1548]

Thanks 💐

[@amenaz9084]

Amazing

[@HappyEE_]

wonderful

[@purplemonkeydishwasher5269]

Very smooth. I struggle to get students to trust they wont bang their head of anjles as they turn

[@mosiowaty1573]

I had to watch this video 2nd time, because the first time I didn't really get what it was about 😅

[@kelwesblake]

Wow thanks !!

[@abhimanyushahane7493]

Thanks a lot

[@bongmahnkim3208]

Wow..! Beautiful..!! ^^

[@Tashas_Travels]

How do you know when you’ve reached the end of the pool 🏊‍♀️ though? I am a freestyle swimmer 🏊‍♀️. But I’d love to learn how to do backstroke.

[@TheYoutubaki]

There are flags on top of the pool ;)

[@andrewpletz646]

Wait you only know how to do freestyle?!?!?!?!?!?

[@gkaiser10]

1:40 that was an illegal turn you can see her shoulders completely under water and how her body is on its side

[@carltontaylor6500]

You can’t completely submerge or go past vertical. It looks like her hip is above the surface as she touches and doesn’t seem to be past vertical.

[@leahhogan5684]

I find this turn tough

[@PhlexSwim]

It is definitely tough! Like we say in the video, stay persistent, work with your coach and it will come to you.