Types of Swimming Strokes
Front Crawl
The front crawl also called as the forward crawl is the basic swimming stroke which is actually regarded as the fastest of all swimming styles under this subject. As compared to the backstroke, front crawl holds a lot of flexibility of the arm and chest when the swimmer is in water. This stroke has alternating arm stroke which allows the body to push ahead in a comfortable movement. The technique of performing this front stroke is to stretch both your arms out to the front and extend both your legs to the back, and then swim.
Freestyle a.k.a Front Crawl
Freestyle is somewhat like a front crawl stroke but herein, the body of the swimmer is posed in a manner where the head and the torso are pointed in the downward direction of the swimming pool and the legs kick constantly up and down to move ahead. Another aspect of freestyle is the co-ordination of the hands. When one hand is raised and brought back into the water, the other hand should co-ordinate underneath the water to help move ahead. With all these hand gestures, the head movement is important too. The head must tilt in the same side the body tilts. This type of head tilting is necessary for the swimmer to inhale proper amount of air while swimming.
Breaststroke
When you enter the pool, stand still, catch a little momentum to propel your body in the forward direction and start to fling your both arms and legs in the outward direction smoothly. The whole body should form a shape of a ‘T’. The arms should bend at the elbows and the front of the arms must lapse below the water level along with the chin at the surface. Positioning in this manner, you then have to stretch out your arms in the forward direction and legs in the backward. This breaststroke technique helps the swimmer to rise his/her head and torso above the water level and inhale air now and again.
Butterfly Stroke
As striking and difficult this swimming stroke happens to be, it is far more graceful to watch too! The movement of the arms and legs is supposed to be in an upward and downward movement altogether. The front arms are brought forward, then are pulled back and brought up once again. Whilst, these actions are performed the leg, too, are kicked in a powerful stroke something like the dolphin style.
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