swimming stroke

Noun
  1. A method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward (synset 100571103)
    is a type of: stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
    subtypes:
    • australian crawl, crawl, front crawl - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
    • dog paddle - an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
    • sidestroke - a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
    • butterfly, butterfly stroke - a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
    • breaststroke - a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
    • backstroke - a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
    • treading water - a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms
    has: swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming

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