front crawl
Noun
Meaning
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
Source: WordNetSynonyms
crawl
Australian crawl
swimming
creep
crawling
creeping
breaststroke
backstroke
freestyle
american crawl
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In 1873, John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl he saw American Indians use, but substituting a scissor kick for the traditional flutter kick to reduce splashing.
The front crawl stroke used in water polo differs from the usual swimming style: water polo players swim with the head out of water at all times, in order to observe the play.