swimming stroke

/swɪmɪŋ stroʊk/

Other forms: swimming strokes

Definitions of swimming stroke

1. noun

   a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
   types:

   Australian crawl, crawl, front crawl

   a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

   dog paddle

   an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog

   sidestroke

   a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

   butterfly, butterfly stroke

   a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

   breaststroke

   a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick

   backstroke

   a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

   treading water

   a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms

   type of:

   stroke

   any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing