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Crawl stroke

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1.(Swimming) A racing stroke, in which the swimmer, lying flat on the water with face submerged, takes alternate overhand arm strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from the knee.


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Our sequence of drills in the front crawl stroke is geared towards developing the students' confidence in moving forward from one step to the next in the order of difficulty.
Learning to swim in a splash by DeGaetano, Florio / Coach and Athletic Director
Riordan managed a few crawl strokes, but mostly enjoyed jostling with boys and girls making the most of colorful inner tube floats usually reserved for special activities.
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To go forward, a cell's leading edge pushes backward on the surface like a swimmer at the start of a crawl stroke.
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