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flutter kick

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flutter kick
n.
A swimming kick used in crawl and backstroke in which the legs are extended straight back and alternately moved up and down with a slight bend in the knee on the upward movement.
flutter kick
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a type of kick used in certain swimming strokes, such as the crawl, in which the legs are held straight and alternately moved up and down rapidly in the water
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Noun1.flutter kick - a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
Australian crawl, front crawl, crawl - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
backstroke - a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming
Translations
flutter kick
n → Wechselschlag m (beim Kraulen)


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Instead, put your arms on the edge of the ice and do a flutter kick so your body becomes horizontal with the water's surface.
Freeze factor: Professor Popsicle knows how to survive a plunge into ... by Janes, Patricia / Science World
This is then combined with a 6-beat flutter kick so that they inhale and kick 1-2-3 then exhale (face in the water) and kick 4-5-6.
Learning to swim in a splash by DeGaetano, Florio / Coach and Athletic Director
Through the chill waking, I grow sleek and fat in the frigid blue hold - so buoyant it seems my flutter kick is all spine.
My neighbors' pools by Staples, Catherine / Commonweal
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