butterfly breaststroke
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Breaststroke — is a swimming style swum on the breast. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the… … Wikipedia
Butterfly stroke — Overhead shot of a swimmer performing the butterfly stroke. The butterfly (colloquially among swimmers known as fly) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and… … Wikipedia
butterfly — butterflylike, adj., adv. /but euhr fluy /, n., pl. butterflies, v., butterflied, butterflying, adj. n. 1. any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often… … Universalium
butterfly — but•ter•fly [[t]ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ[/t]] n. pl. flies, 1) ent any of numerous flying insects of the order Lepidoptera that are active by day, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and broad, often conspicuously marked wings 2) a person who… … From formal English to slang
World record progression 200 metres breaststroke — The first World Record in the Men s 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first World Record in the Women s 200 metres breaststroke was… … Wikipedia
hundred meter butterfly — swimming the breaststroke for one hundred meters … English contemporary dictionary
List of swimming styles — A style is known as a stroke or crawl . Stroke can also refer to a single completion of the sequence of body movements repeated while swimming in the given style. It is possible to swim by moving only legs without arms or only arms without legs;… … Wikipedia
2007 World Aquatics Championships — 2007 FINA World Championships Diving Individual 1 m men women 3 m men women 10 m men women … Wikipedia
Tracy Caulkins — Tracy Ann Caulkins (born January 11, 1963) is a former three time gold medal winning swimmer from the United States. Caulkins is perhaps best remembered for her adeptness at all four major competitive swimming strokes; the butterfly, breaststroke … Wikipedia
Stephen Clarke (swimmer) — Stephen Clarke (born July 21, 1973 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire) is a former international butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle swimmer, who was born in the United Kingdom and competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,… … Wikipedia
