Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learning how to dolphin off every wall is only the beginning. Real underwater mastery comes when you learn how to make the transitions that carry you from dolphin to breakout, in both freestyle and butterfly. Five Olympians help us explore the possibilities.
Monday
Ricky Berens: Dolphin Kicks Off Walls
Ricky Berens shares his thought process on transitioning from underwater dolphin to flutter kick, in both the 100 and 200 free. It’s complicated – and not just about a number!
goswim.tv/lessons/1622-dolphin-kicks-off-walls
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=427
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=450 - 4
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=477 - 6
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=504
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=606 - Phelps hand
Tuesday
Joao de Lucca: Flip Turn Step #6
The transition from dolphin kick to flutter kick should be seamless. Olympian Joao de Lucca shows us how.
goswim.tv/lessons/2075-flip-turn-step-6-transfer-to-flutter-kick
Wednesday
Jason Lezak: Turns
For Jason Lezak, it’s two dolphins into flutter kick. And the dolphins start almost immediately after the pushoff.
goswim.tv/lessons/358-turns
youtu.be/zpuzRseheFg?t=181
Thursday
Kara Lynn Joyce: Take Advantage of the Turn
This is one of our go-to videos for teaching the flip turn itself. This time, watch it for Kara Lynn Joyce’s transitions from dolphin to flutter to breakout.
goswim.tv/lessons/660-take-advantage-of-the-turn
Friday
Turns – Practice Underwater Dolphins
Start with the end in mind, the breakout. We love this progression for teaching not just the underwater dolphin but also the transitions from dolphin to flutter to breakout.
goswim.tv/lessons/2724-turns-practice-underwater-dolphins
Saturday
James Guy: Butterfly Breakout
Olympic Medalist James Guy shows how to be excellent when transitioning from underwater dolphin to butterfly.
goswim.tv/lessons/2609-butterfly-breakout
Sunday
Kristian Gkolomeev: Streamlined Flutter Kick to Swim
We love this Kristian Gkolomeev drill for practicing the “other” transition: from flutter kick into the freestyle breakout.
goswim.tv/lessons/2271-streamlined-flutter-kick-to-swim
Learning how to dolphin off every wall is only the beginning. Real underwater mastery comes when you learn how to make the transitions that carry you from dolphin to breakout, in both freestyle and butterfly. Five Olympians help us explore the possibilities.
Monday
Ricky Berens: Dolphin Kicks Off Walls
Ricky Berens shares his thought process on transitioning from underwater dolphin to flutter kick, in both the 100 and 200 free. It’s complicated – and not just about a number!
goswim.tv/lessons/1622-dolphin-kicks-off-walls
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=427
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=450 - 4
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=477 - 6
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=504
youtu.be/Pe3I8NkR5oQ?t=606 - Phelps hand
Tuesday
Joao de Lucca: Flip Turn Step #6
The transition from dolphin kick to flutter kick should be seamless. Olympian Joao de Lucca shows us how.
goswim.tv/lessons/2075-flip-turn-step-6-transfer-to-flutter-kick
Wednesday
Jason Lezak: Turns
For Jason Lezak, it’s two dolphins into flutter kick. And the dolphins start almost immediately after the pushoff.
goswim.tv/lessons/358-turns
youtu.be/zpuzRseheFg?t=181
Thursday
Kara Lynn Joyce: Take Advantage of the Turn
This is one of our go-to videos for teaching the flip turn itself. This time, watch it for Kara Lynn Joyce’s transitions from dolphin to flutter to breakout.
goswim.tv/lessons/660-take-advantage-of-the-turn
Friday
Turns – Practice Underwater Dolphins
Start with the end in mind, the breakout. We love this progression for teaching not just the underwater dolphin but also the transitions from dolphin to flutter to breakout.
goswim.tv/lessons/2724-turns-practice-underwater-dolphins
Saturday
James Guy: Butterfly Breakout
Olympic Medalist James Guy shows how to be excellent when transitioning from underwater dolphin to butterfly.
goswim.tv/lessons/2609-butterfly-breakout
Sunday
Kristian Gkolomeev: Streamlined Flutter Kick to Swim
We love this Kristian Gkolomeev drill for practicing the “other” transition: from flutter kick into the freestyle breakout.
goswim.tv/lessons/2271-streamlined-flutter-kick-to-swim
