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What is the name of the kick in ther freestyle stroke in swimming?
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∙ 15y ago
There are just three basic kicks.
Butterfly/Dolphin Kick- Powerful, fluid kick from the hips down, feet together. This is the only kick allowed in butterfly events, and is also done during the underwaters (after dives and turns, before breaking the surface) during freestyle and backstroke events as well. Doing this kick will disqualify you in a breaststroke race.
Flutter/Freestyle Kick- Kick in which feet move independently in rapid flutter motion. This is the kick that you see swimmers do for freestyle and backstroke events (excluding the underwaters). This kick will disqualify you if you do it in a breaststroke or butterfly event.
Breaststroke/Frog Kick- Most technical kick. Beginning with legs straight and together, knees bend to bring feet up, then legs separate and feet arc out and down, eventually bringing legs back together in starting position. The movement is similar to the way frogs swim, hence it commonly being referred to as 'frog kick.' This kick is only used for breaststroke, although technically it is allowed in freestyle (virtually all competitors elect to preform the much faster flutter kick).
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What is crawl stroke in swimming?
Freestyle, basically. Crawl stroke was the REALLY old name for it.
What sport do you do the crawl?
The Australian crawl was the original name for the swimming stroke now known as Freestyle. the stroke was developed in Australia.
What is a crawl stroke in swimming?
"Slow Crawl" refers to commonly know "free style stroke" at a slow speed. It is call that because the freestyle stroke resembles someone crawling.
In what sport would a participant do the Australian crawl?
The Australian crawl was the original name for the swimming stroke now known as Freestyle. the stroke was developed in Australia.
What insect shares its name with a swimming stroke?
The butterfly is a type of swimming stroke. It uses the arms, which are thrown forward together out of the water, while the feet kick up and down.
Why is freestyle called the Australian crawl?
Essentially, it's because the name stuck. The stroke (with a breaststroke kick) was initially developed in Britain from Native American swimming styles by John Trudgen (and called the Trudgen stroke), and improved upon by Australian swimmer Dick Cavill, who had had contact with a swimmer from the Solomon Islands. Later modifications to the leg kick beat led to the stroke being called the American Crawl although this name didn't stick. All variations are known as "front crawls" and are the fastest of the swimming strokes, and are the only strokes not regulated by FINA ("freestyle" means that swimmers can swim any stroke they like, the front crawls happen to be the fastest strokes so are universally swum).
Name four stokes in swimming?
butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle
What sort of animal is the Australian Crawl?
The Australian Crawl is not an animal.The Australian Crawl is the name used for the style of overarm Freestyle swimming developed in Australia in the early 1900s. This is now the freestyle stroke used around the world.Australian Crawl was also an Australian band from 1978 until 1986.
Which swimming stroke has the same name as an insect?
butterfly :)
What is the name of the stroke that has crawl arms and either a scissor or breaststroke type kick and who was it named after?
the stroke is called elementry backtroke no clue who was named after
What is the technical name for overarm swimming?
It is technically called freestyle. Some people call it the forward crawl. Other people may call it something else.
What is the origanal name for the Butterfly stroke?
It was origionally called butterfly by David Armbruster, the inventor, when he evolved it from breastroke in 1933. The kick style was called dolphin fish kick, and other people claim to have invented it before David.
