A tumble turn is a somersault used to change direction at the wall. Practise the tumble turn.
The feet plant on the wall and push, so the whole thing is a turn rather than a stop. A tumble turn saves about half a second a length, which is enormous over a race.
1nountumble turnA somersault used to change direction at the wall.
“The tumble turn took him a whole winter to learn.”
tumble turn is a turn.
Practised in Swimming & Diving