In Swimming, what does the inside hand do as you transition past the opponent?

In Swimming, what does the inside hand do as you transition past the opponent?

• A. Outside Hand Grabs Back Of Elbow
• B. Inside Hand swims Over The Outside Hand Pushing On His Arm
• C. Outside Hand Pushes The Chest
• D. Both Hands Push Down

Answer: (B)

When you want to pass by an opponent, you use a swimming motion that threads your inside arm over the opponent’s outside arm. As that inside hand goes over, you press or push on the opponent’s arm to pry their grip free and keep it from reestablishing. This creates a wedge that lets your body rotate past to the other side while you maintain control. That pushing on the arm matters because it prevents them from tightening their grip again and helps you advance through the space between you. Grabbing the back of the elbow with the outside hand would just pin your arm, and pushing on the chest or pushing down with both hands doesn’t disengage their grip or enable you to move past effectively.

When you want to pass by an opponent, you use a swimming motion that threads your inside arm over the opponent’s outside arm. As that inside hand goes over, you press or push on the opponent’s arm to pry their grip free and keep it from reestablishing. This creates a wedge that lets your body rotate past to the other side while you maintain control.

That pushing on the arm matters because it prevents them from tightening their grip again and helps you advance through the space between you. Grabbing the back of the elbow with the outside hand would just pin your arm, and pushing on the chest or pushing down with both hands doesn’t disengage their grip or enable you to move past effectively.