Butterfly Stroke


The butterfly is the newest racing strike. The butterfly stroke is the second fastest of the four competitive strokes and has improved considerably since its introduction into the Olympic program in 1956. It is the most beautiful of the four strokes. The beauty of the butterflies has been compared to that of a dolphin undulating in the water.

Start at a streamlined position similar to the one in the picture, with both hands outstretched.
butterfly stroke stroke 1

Pull both arms, press in an outward and downward direction, with the elbows held high and kept bent. Keep your feet slightly bent and together and feet kick downwards in the first dolphin kick.
butterfly stroke stroke 2

As both hands move in a 's' shape simultaneously.
butterfly stroke stroke 3

As the arms move backward to completion of the pull, bring your head up in the momentum to breathe until you break the water surface. The feet kick downward in the second dolphin kick. The glide is made.
butterfly stroke stroke 4

The face is submerged back into the water, with the arms recovered over the water and then outstretched forward.
butterfly stroke stroke 5




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