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In swimming you
need to know how to do the four strokes and able to swim them correctly,
to avoid shoulder injuries. This page will describe the four strokes
and tell you how to swim them. |
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Butterfly |
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Butterfly
is my worst stroke, but I still have to swim it correctly. It is the most
tiring and hardest stroke to master. To do Butterfly you kick up and
down with both your feet together. Then you move your arms over your
shoulder towards each other a little bit. You have to reach out when you
do the stroke. When your hands are underwater you separate them a little
bit. Then quickly move your arms out of the water and continue everything
over again. You have to move your hips a lot to help you move. That is how
you swim Butterfly. |
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Backstroke |
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Backstroke is a
pretty easy stroke to master. To swim backstroke you have to kick your
feet hard and fast. They should be puncturing the surface of the water.
When you kick, your feet shouldn't be far apart. Your arms should kind of
go in a circle. When they exit the water, your thumbs should come out
first, then enter the water pinky first. When your hand enters the water
towards your body in a half circle. Your left arm should be halfway
out of the water when your right hand is at the starting position. Then
continue the cycle. That is how you swim Backstroke. |
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Breaststroke |
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Breaststroke is my
favorite. Here is how you do breaststroke. The kick is
like a frog kick. You bring your feet close to the back of your legs, then
propel them out. Then bring your heels together and start the cycle over
again. Your arms should spread outward, thumbs down. Then come back
together in a down motion. Lastly then shout out when your feet are about
to click together. That is how you swim Breaststroke. |
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Freestyle |
| Freestyle is my best
stroke. I am more of a sprinter swimmer because I have a lot of energy.
Freestyle is the fastest stroke too. To swim freestyle you can actually
swim anything you want as long as you don't pull on the ropes, walls or
stand on the bottom of the pool. The fastest way to swim freestyle. is the
kick is that the kick is the same way as backstroke only on your stomach.
Your arms move in a circular motion. Just like backstroke your arms should
be at the opposite ends of the cycle. The cycle is your arms come out of
the water with high elbows and then enter hand first. Next they come in
and drive them out of the water. You need to rotate your shoulder when
doing this stroke. That is how you swim freestyle. |
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