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dolphin kick

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dolphin kick
n.
A swimming kick used mainly in butterfly in which the legs are extended straight back and moved up and down in unison with a slight bend in the knees on the upward movement.
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Noun1.dolphin kick - a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together
butterfly stroke, butterfly - a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming
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Peirsol, of course, is the swimmer who criticized the officials for failing to spot an illegal dolphin kick by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke.
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Peirsol said he and Crocker were watching and it was obvious Kitajima used a dolphin kick.
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The Stanford senior had pioneered the technique in which she pushed off the wall on her side and did a dolphin kick underwater for 30 meters before taking her first armstroke.
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