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Freestyle (Front Crawl)
Lie on your stomach and flutter your legs while alternating overhand arm strokes. Turn your head to the side to breathe.
Backstroke
Lie on your back and alternate overhand arm strokes while flutter kicking your legs.
Breaststroke
Start in a prone position, perform a frog kick while moving your arms in a circular, symmetrical motion keeping the hands in front of the chest.
Butterfly Stroke
Move both arms simultaneously in a circular motion as if you're drawing an hourglass shape while performing a dolphin kick.
Elementary Backstroke
Float on your back, move your arms out to the side and then down toward your hips while performing a frog kick.
Sidestroke
Lie on one side and alternate moving your arms in a scissor-like motion while performing a scissor kick with your legs.
Butterfly (Short Axis)
Like Butterfly Stroke, but emphasize body roll and a powerful undulation originating from the chest, this is the short axis variation of the stroke.
Individual Medley
Swim lengths of the pool using four different strokes in this order: Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle.
Trudgen Stroke
Swim freestyle with an alternating overhand arm stroke but use a scissor kick instead of a flutter kick.
Dog Paddle
Keep your head above the water and paddle your arms under the water in a simple, dog-like fashion, with a simple flutter or frog kick.
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