PE: SWIMMING STROKES

freestyle

• also known as front crawl, is the fastest and most efficient of the swimming strokes used in competition.

• most common stroke

backstroke

arms move alternately, one pulls underwater from overhead to hip, while the other recovers above water from hip to overhead.

breast stroke

swimming stroke characterized by simultaneous arm movements followed by a frog-like kick.

butterfly

a challenging swimming technique characterized by a simultaneous arm movement and an undulating dolphin kick

streamline form

a body position that minimizes drag and maximizes efficiency.

50 meters

• is considered the shortest distance in competitive swimming

• standard length of an Olympic swimming pool

4 swimmers

the number of swimmers in a relay race team

flip turn

the name of the turn used in backstroke and freestyle events where the swimmer rotates in the water without touching the wall?

the fastest time

how the winner of a race determined