Freestyle- This is one that swimmers will most likely never get disqualified in. Basically Free is meaning you can swim anything you want. People however usually prefer swimming the correct freestyle (front crawl) because it is much faster and more efficient in the water. When coming in to the wall to finish the swimmer will only need to touch with one hand. (This is because the hands are moving simultaneously apart from each other)
Backstroke- With this stroke the swimmer will need to stay on their back the entire time. The only exception to this is if the swimmer is doing 50 yds or 100yds. The swimmer can then flip over on the stomach and do one arm stroke on their front and do a flip turn and push off on their back. If they do not feel comfortable with the flip turn, they can then stay on their back until one hand touches the wall and from there turn over, grab the wall with both hands and push off onto their back. When finishing into the wall it is a one hand touch on their back. The swimmer needs to stay on their back until they have touched the wall.
Butterfly- This is a stroke that many newer swimmers get DQ'ed on. With the kick, legs need to be together at all times and moving at the same time in the dolphin kick motion. Swimmers will get disqualified if at anytime they do a breastroke kick or flutter kick. As for the Arms, they both move in a continuous motion and will need to move at the same time. If arms move simultaneously at anytime, the swimmer will be disqualified, meaning if the swimmers arms do not hit the water at the same time. This stroke is a TWO Handed touch at the wall. When they Dive into the water the swimmer must do only dolphin kick underwater.
Breastroke- Another difficult stroke that many new swimmers have trouble with. As for the kick, there can be no other kick than the actual breaststroke kick. There can be no scissor kick, dolphin, or flutter. The arms cannot go past your hips or shoulders, you should always be able to see your arms.
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