front crawl

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

crawl Australian crawl creep crawling creeping breaststroke backstroke freestyle american crawl

Hypernyms

swimming stroke

Examples

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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