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    Swimming Lesson G12

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    U.S. Marines were treading water while carrying rifles during a water survival course in July 2005. Treading water involves keeping the head above water without moving in any direction, using less energy than swimming strokes. As such, "treading water" has become a saying for maintaining a difficult status quo without progress. The document then describes four competitive swimming strokes: freestyle/front crawl, which provides the greatest speed; breaststroke, where the torso does not rotate and the head remains above water; backstroke, which is swum on the back with the advantage of easy breathing; and butterfly, the most difficult stroke involving symmetrical arm movements and a dolphin kick.

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    Swimming Lesson G12

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    U.S. Marines were treading water while carrying rifles during a water survival course in July 2005. Treading water involves keeping the head above water without moving in any direction, using less energy than swimming strokes. As such, "treading water" has become a saying for maintaining a difficult status quo without progress. The document then describes four competitive swimming strokes: freestyle/front crawl, which provides the greatest speed; breaststroke, where the torso does not rotate and the head remains above water; backstroke, which is swum on the back with the advantage of easy breathing; and butterfly, the most difficult stroke involving symmetrical arm movements and a dolphin kick.

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    U.S. Marines were treading water while carrying rifles during a water survival course in July 2005. Treading water involves keeping the head above water without moving in any direction, using less energy than swimming strokes. As such, "treading water" has become a saying for maintaining a difficult status quo without progress. The document then describes four competitive swimming strokes: freestyle/front crawl, which provides the greatest speed; breaststroke, where the torso does not rotate and the head remains above water; backstroke, which is swum on the back with the advantage of easy breathing; and butterfly, the most difficult stroke involving symmetrical arm movements and a dolphin kick.

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    Swimming Lesson G12

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    U.S. Marines were treading water while carrying rifles during a water survival course in July 2005. Treading water involves keeping the head above water without moving in any direction, using less energy than swimming strokes. As such, "treading water" has become a saying for maintaining a difficult status quo without progress. The document then describes four competitive swimming strokes: freestyle/front crawl, which provides the greatest speed; breaststroke, where the torso does not rotate and the head remains above water; backstroke, which is swum on the back with the advantage of easy breathing; and butterfly, the most difficult stroke involving symmetrical arm movements and a dolphin kick.

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    Marines treading water in formation while carrying a rifle during a water survival course in July 2005

    Treading water or water treading is what a swimmer can do while in a vertical position to keep
    their head above the surface of the water, while not providing sufficient directional thrust to
    overcome inertia and propel the swimmer in any specific direction. As it expends less energy than
    traditional strokes, it is often used by swimmers to rest between periods of exertion without having to
    leave the water.
    As such, the phrase "treading water" has become a euphemism for an effort expected to create
    motion, but which actually results in merely staying in one, possibly barely sustainable, place.

    Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the
    case of the individual medley or medley relay events. The front crawl is most commonly chosen
    by swimmers, as this provides the greatest speed. ... During the Olympic Games, front crawl is
    swum almost exclusively during freestyle

    Michael Phelps swimming breaststroke at the 2008 Missouri Grand Prix.

    Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not
    rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a
    large portion of the time, and that it can be swum comfortably at slow speeds. In most swimming
    classes, beginners learn either the breaststroke or the front crawl first. However, at the competitive
    level, swimming breaststroke at speed requires comparable endurance and strength to other
    strokes. Some people refer to breaststroke as the "frog" stroke, as the arms and legs move
    somewhat like a frog swimming in the water. The stroke itself is the slowest of any competitive
    strokes and is thought to be the oldest of all swimming strokes.
    Gordan Kožulj swimming backstroke at 2008 Euros

    Backstroke is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and
    the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy
    breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also
    the only competition swimming style that has a different start. The swimming style is similar to
    an upside down front crawl or freestyle. Both backstroke and front crawl are long-axis strokes. In
    individual medley backstroke is the second style swum; in the medley relay it is the first style swum.

    The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly[1]) is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both
    arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick").
    While other styles like the breaststroke, front crawl, or backstroke can be swum adequately by
    beginners, the butterfly is a more difficult stroke that requires good technique as well as strong
    muscles. It is the newest swimming style swum in competition, first swum in 1933 and originating out
    of the breaststroke

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