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    The document describes six different swimming strokes: 1) The dog paddle is a basic stroke for beginners that keeps the head above water. It mimics a dog's leg movements. 2) The backstroke uses a circular arm motion while facing up. Breathing is easy as the face remains above water. 3) Freestyle uses a circular arm motion like backstroke but faces down, requiring the swimmer to turn the head to breathe.

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    Swiming Strokes

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    The document describes six different swimming strokes: 1) The dog paddle is a basic stroke for beginners that keeps the head above water. It mimics a dog's leg movements. 2) The backstroke uses a circular arm motion while facing up. Breathing is easy as the face remains above water. 3) Freestyle uses a circular arm motion like backstroke but faces down, requiring the swimmer to turn the head to breathe.

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    The document describes six different swimming strokes: 1) The dog paddle is a basic stroke for beginners that keeps the head above water. It mimics a dog's leg movements. 2) The backstroke uses a circular arm motion while facing up. Breathing is easy as the face remains above water. 3) Freestyle uses a circular arm motion like backstroke but faces down, requiring the swimmer to turn the head to breathe.

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    The document describes six different swimming strokes: 1) The dog paddle is a basic stroke for beginners that keeps the head above water. It mimics a dog's leg movements. 2) The backstroke uses a circular arm motion while facing up. Breathing is easy as the face remains above water. 3) Freestyle uses a circular arm motion like backstroke but faces down, requiring the swimmer to turn the head to breathe.

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    Dog Paddle

    Often the first stroke a young swimmer learns, the dog paddle is
    very basic, easy to learn and allows you to keep your head above
    the water for easy breathing. The stroke mimics the movements of a
    four-legged animal as you propel through the water. You extend your arms forward and your hands alternate as
    they paw at the water moving in a downward, circular movement. Your legs extend backward with bent knees
    and your feet alternate in a quick up and down movement to perform a flutter kick.

    Backstroke

    Sometimes referred to as a back crawl, the backstroke is the fastest


    stroke performed on your back. Your arms alternate the pushing and
    pulling parts of the stroke with a circular, windmill motion. As one arm extends forward and enters the water,
    the other is exiting. Your legs alternate in an up-and-down motion, to perform the flutter kick. Your face is out
    of the water, which allows you to develop your own breathing pattern.

    Freestyle

    Sometimes referred to as the crawl, the freestyle is one of the fastest strokes. It is performed on your
    stomach with your face in the water and your whole body close to the surface. Similar to the
    backstroke, your arms move in a circular, windmill motion and you use the flutter kick. Your arms
    alternate, as one arm reaches forward, enters and starts to pull through the water, the other arm exists the water.
    To breathe, instead of lifting your head, turn it to one side to take a quick breath.
    Sidestroke

    The sidestroke is performed while on your right or left side. The stroke starts with your bottom arm extending
    forward, above your head, your palm down and your top arm resting along your side. Simultaneously, pull
    your bottom arm backward in a sweeping, half-circular motion to the front of your chest, bend your top arm
    slightly and move it forward to the front of your chest. Your top arm then sweeps backward until it is fully
    extended. After a short glide you repeat the arm movements. The sidestroke uses a scissor kick -- you move
    your legs back and forth the way scissors open and close.

    Breaststroke
    The breaststroke is more complex, requires precise timing and is performed on your stomach with your face in
    the water. Your arms extend forward, below the water, pull backward in an outward sweeping motion toward
    your chest and then extend again to glide and start the next stroke. As you pull your arms back, you lift your
    head to breathe. The frog kick is used and starts when your arms begin to reach forward to glide. You bend
    your knees, bring your feet up toward your body, move your feet outward and then extend and snap your legs
    together.

    Butterfly

    The butterfly stroke also requires precise timing in addition to coordination. You time the movement of your
    arms with a dolphin kick as your body undulates, similar to the way worms move, through the water. Lift both
    arms out of the water, reach forward, enter the water in front of your shoulders and pull your hands back
    through the water toward your feet. When your hands are near your thighs, lift your head to breathe, lift your
    arms out of the water and repeat the stroke. Take two dolphin kicks with each stroke. Keep your legs together,
    bend your knees and whip your feet downward.

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