swimming strokes.docx

FREESTYLE

  • Front crawl
  • Fastest and most efficient of the swimming strokes used in competition
  • Most common stroke
  • Uses flutter kick

BACKSTROKE

  • Arms move alternately
  • One pulls underwater from overhead to hip
  • Known for having swimmer’s face out of the water for most of the time

BREASTSTROKE

  • Simultaneous arm movements followed by a frog-like kick
  • Slowest swimming stroke

BUTTERFLY

  • Simultaneous arm movement and an undulating dolphin kick

STREAMLINE FORM

  • Body position that minimizes drag and maximizes efficiency
  • Used underwater at the start of a swim, race, or turn

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

  • Combination of four different swimming strokes in one race

RELAY RACE

  • 4 swimmers each team

COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

  • Winner is determined by the fastest time

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