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types of strokes [2]click to hear

Four basic categories are recognized by the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA): the breaststroke, the butterfly, the backstroke and freestyle (the crawl).
types of strokes [2] breaststroke breaststroke turn breaststroke kick

breaststroke click to hear

Stroke characterized by a series of simultaneous arm movements (toward the front, toward the outside and toward the rear) that are synchronized with the beating of the legs.

breaststroke turn click to hear

Movement for making a half turn; the swimmer touches the wall with both hands, pivots, then pushes from the wall with the feet.

breaststroke kick click to hear

Movement in which the swimmer bends the legs and then stretches them simultaneously toward the outside; it is more powerful than other leg kicks.