Fundamental Front Crawl Swim Scoring Rubric  #

1

Exhibits any of the following:

Distance

  • Swims less than 3 yards
  • Achieves distance primarily due to a push-off or a jump

Body

  • Swims mostly on back, on side, or under the surface
  • Keeps trunk angle, from shoulders to hips, more than 45 degrees

2

Performs all of the following:

Distance

  • Swims mostly on front for at least 3 yards

Body

  • Keeps shoulders at or near the surface with trunk angled 45 degrees or less

Arms/Legs

  • Uses alternating arm and/or alternating leg movements

Exhibits any of the following:

Body

  • Keeps trunk angle, from shoulders to hips, more than 30 degrees

Arms/Stroke

  • Does not use alternating arm movements
  • Does not start stroke cycle with hand overhead
  • Finishes stroke cycle before hand reaches chest level

Legs/Kick

  • Does not use alternating leg movements
  • Does not move legs up and down

3

Performs all of the following:

Distance

  • Swims mostly on front for at least 5 yards

Body

  • Keeps shoulders at or near the surface with trunk angled 30 degrees or less

Arms/Stroke

  • Uses mostly alternating arm movements
  • Starts stroke cycle with hand overhead
  • Finishes stroke cycle with hand at or past chest level
  • Returns hand to overhead position

Legs/Kick

  • Uses mostly alternating up and down leg movements

Exhibits any of the following:

Body

  • Rotates shoulders or hips past vertical to breathe

Arms/Stroke

  • Does not start stroke cycle with hand at or just under the surface
  • Does not press palm back toward feet
  • Finishes stroke cycle before hand is near or past hip level

Legs/Kick

  • Moves knee under or in front of hip during kick cycles; such as a bicycle kick
  • Does not finish downward leg movements with knee mostly straight
  • Does not finish upward leg movements with foot near the surface

Breathing/Timing

  • Does not breathe or halts forward travel to breathe
  • Does not use arms and legs at the same time

4

Performs all of the following:

Distance

  • Swims on front for 10 yards

Body

  • Keeps shoulders at or near the surface with trunk angled 30 degrees or less
  • Keeps shoulders or hips from rotating past vertical while breathing

Arms/Stroke

  • Uses alternating arm movements
  • Starts stroke cycle with hand overhead at or just under the surface
  • Presses palm back toward feet
  • Finishes stroke cycle with hand near or past hip level
  • Returns hand to overhead position

Legs/Kick

  • Uses alternating up and down leg movements
  • Keeps knee behind hip throughout kick cycles
  • Finishes downward leg movements with knee mostly straight
  • Finishes upward leg movements with foot near the surface

Breathing/Timing

  • Breathes without halting forward travel
  • Performs arm strokes and kicks at the same time