flutter kick
Rapid leg motion
A flutter kick is a swimming technique where the legs move in rapid, alternating up-and-down strokes while kept relatively straight.
It's the standard kick for freestyle and backstroke, generating propulsion through continuous motion rather than power: She practiced her flutter kick while holding the kickboard.
- front crawlFace-down swimming technique
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- crawlMove slowly, low
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- kickboardBuoyant swimming training aid
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Breaststroke propulsion technique
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