dog paddling
Novice swimming technique
Dog paddling is a basic swimming stroke where the arms move alternately underwater in short, paddling motions while the legs kick—mimicking how a dog swims.
It keeps the head above water and requires no formal technique, making it common among children and inexperienced swimmers: She was just dog paddling around the shallow end.
Locomotion through water
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- treadingWalking on a surface
- kickingStriking with foot
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
flailing · arms · legs · motion · movement · buoyancy · floating · wading
Walking on a surface
- rescueSave from harm
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
struggle · endurance · exhaustion · desperation · lifejacket · adrift · stranded · peril
Recreation period for children
- summerYear's warmest season
- poolCollective fund or basin
- funAmusement or pleasure
- floatiesInflatable swim aids
water wings · kiddie pool · splashing · laughter · games · wading · goggles · swimwear
Involuntary stimulus response
- innateExisting since birth
- naturalNot artificially produced
- automaticOperating without intervention
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
spontaneous · instinctual · involuntary · primal · unlearned · survival · panic · self-preservation
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- first-timeNever previously experienced
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
uncoordinated · practice · effort · improvement · progress · elementary · struggling · trial
swimming
Locomotion through water
splashing · flailing · arms · legs · motion · movement · buoyancy · floating · wading · simple
treading
Walking on a surface
drowning · struggle · endurance · exhaustion · desperation · lifejacket · adrift · stranded · peril · safety
playtime
Recreation period for children
floaties · water wings · kiddie pool · splashing · laughter · games · wading · goggles · swimwear · innocence
reflex
Involuntary stimulus response
intuitive · spontaneous · instinctual · involuntary · primal · unlearned · survival · panic · self-preservation · inborn
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- first-timeNever previously experienced
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
awkward · uncoordinated · practice · effort · improvement · progress · elementary · struggling · trial · clumsy
dog paddlingbutterfly stroke
Bilateral arm-recovery swim technique
freestyle · front crawl · breaststroke · backstroke · competitive swimming
paddle, paddling, dogs, paddles, paddled, paddler, paddlers, dogged, doggedly