Swimming
Front Crawl
Arm recovery occurs when hand is out of water
Sidestroke
Arms and legs shouldn't break the water's surface
Front Crawl
Arms move in opposition with each other
Back Crawl
Body position is horizontal to the wateR
Butterfly
Both arms recover above the water at the same time
Front Crawl
Index finger on the hand enters water first
Sidestroke
Is a recovery or resting stroke
Front Crawl
Is normally considered the fastest competitive stroke
Back Crawl
Is the only competitive stroke swum on back
Butterfly
It evolved out of the breaststroke
Elem. Backstroke
It has a g l i de
Sidestroke
It has a glide
Sidestroke
It is a asymmetrical stroke
Elem. Backstroke
It is a s y m m e t r i c a l stroke
Sidestroke
It is the only stroke performed on the side of the body
Butterfly
It uses a dolphin kick, which is more like a body movement
Sidestroke
It uses a scissor kick
Elem. Backstroke
It uses a w h i p kick
Breaststroke
It uses a whip kick
Elem. Backstroke
It uses the Chicken, Airplane, Pickel or Tickle, T, Touch arm movement
Nine Feet
Safe Diving minimum (at deck level)
Breaststroke
The kick generates more power than the arms
Sidestroke
The lead arm is closes(t) to the bottom of the pool, the trail arm is closes(t) to the surface
Back Crawl
head and ears are in the water, but the face is out
Breaststroke
Commonly the slowest competitive stroke
Catch, Mid-Pull, Finish, and Recovery
Each Stroke has a:
Breaststroke
Has a Pull, Breath, Kick, Slide sequence
Elem. Backstroke
Head and ears are in the water, but the face is o u t
Back Crawl
Legs Use a FLUTTER KICK from the hip
Front Crawl
Legs Use a flutter kick from the hip
Butterfly
Most swimmers breath forward, although breathing to the side can occur
Breaststroke
Oldest known swimming stroke
Sidestroke
One ear should be in the water
Breaststroke
Only competitive stroke where the recovery happens underwater
Back Crawl
Recovery happens when arm is extender high in the air
Elem. Backstroke
Recovery or resting stroke
Breaststroke
The stroke is symmetrical
Sidestroke
The top leg kicks forward, the bottom leg kicks backward. The legs never cross during the scissor "snip"
Back Crawl
arms move in opposition of each other
Front Crawl
body position is horizontal at the surface of the water
Front Crawl
breathing occurs to the side during arm recovery
Back Crawl
thump exits water first, pinkie enters the water first