butterfly stroke
Arms sweep together
The butterfly stroke is a swimming style in which both arms sweep forward simultaneously over the water while the legs kick together in a dolphin-like motion.
It's one of the four competitive strokes, known for being physically demanding: She won the 100-meter butterfly.
Often shortened to butterfly or just fly: He swims the fly.
Undulating leg swimming technique
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- pullForce toward oneself
- catchSeize or snag
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
body roll · timing · symmetry · coordination · streamline
Collective fund or basin
- swimmerOne who moves through water
- lapOne complete circuit
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
breaststroke · medley · flip turn · chlorine · lane lines · goggles · cap · swimsuit
State of flowing freely
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- undulatingMoving in waves
wavelike · propulsion · glide · surge · arc · sweeping · synchrony · tempo
Varied mixture or blend
- raceCompetition of speed
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- semifinalsPenultimate tournament round
qualifying · relay · champion · record · time trials · lane · timer · block
One who instructs
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- strengthPower to exert force
conditioning · interval training · sets · yardage · threshold · lactate · taper · periodization
dolphin kick
Undulating leg swimming technique
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- pullForce toward oneself
- catchSeize or snag
breathing · body roll · timing · symmetry · coordination · streamline
pool
Collective fund or basin
backstroke · breaststroke · medley · flip turn · chlorine · lane lines · goggles · cap · swimsuit · kickboard
fluidity
State of flowing freely
undulating · wavelike · propulsion · glide · surge · arc · sweeping · synchrony · tempo · oscillation
medley
Varied mixture or blend
semifinals · qualifying · relay · champion · record · time trials · lane · timer · block · start
Michael Phelps
coach
One who instructs
strength · conditioning · interval training · sets · yardage · threshold · lactate · taper · periodization · core work
muscles
Contractile body tissue
triceps · flexibility · stamina · cardiovascular · exertion · fatigue · recovery · soreness · physique · wingspan
- poolswimming pool, cue ball, object ball, pool table, pool cue
- swimming historyOlympic swimming, competitive swimming, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- pool activitieslap swimming, laps, pool laps, floating, treading water
- swim lessonsswim lessons, beginner lessons, swim class, swim instructor, swim coach
- swim trainingswim lessons, swimming lessons, swim coaching, freestyle, laps
butterfly strokedoggy paddle
Simple swimming stroke
breaststroke · freestyle · backstroke · front crawl · sidestroke
stroke, butterfly, butterflies, buttery, strokes, stroking, stroked, butterflied, butterflying