FREESTYLE
What is another name for the freestyle stroke?
FRONT CRAWL
Is your face above or below the water while swimming backstroke?
ABOVE THE WATER
What animal is commonly used to describe the breaststroke kick?
FROG
What type of kick is used during butterfly?
Dolphin kick
Which of the four strokes is generally considered the easiest to master?
Freestyle
What type of kick is used when swimming freestyle?
FLUTTER KICK
What type of kick is used in backstroke?
FLUTTER KICK
What type of kick is used during breaststroke?
Whip kick or frog kick
During the dolphin kick, what should the legs and feet do?
Stay together while moving up and down.
Which stroke allows you to breathe most easily because your face normally stays out of the water?
Backstroke
What position is your body in while swimming freestyle?
Horizontal prone position (face-down)
What does supine position mean?
FACE-UP IN THE WATER
Do the arms move together or alternate during breaststroke?
Together/symmetrically
What type of body movement is used during butterfly?
A wave-like or undulating movement
Which TWO strokes use a flutter kick?
Freestyle and backstroke
How do the arms move during freestyle?
In a continuous, alternating pattern
What should your head do while your body rolls slightly from side to side during backstroke?
Remain in a neutral, upward-facing position
When does a swimmer breathe during breaststroke?
As the arms pull through the water and the head rises.
What shape do the hands make underwater as they pull toward the hips?
An hourglass shape
Match each stroke with its primary kick: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly.
Freestyle — Flutter kick
Backstroke — Flutter kick
Breaststroke — Frog/whip kick
Butterfly — Dolphin kick
Describe when and how a swimmer breathes during freestyle.
The swimmer turns their head to the side of the recovering arm, takes a quick breath, and returns their face to the water
Describe the arm movement used during backstroke.
The arms alternate. One pulls underwater from above the head toward the hip while the other recovers through the air from the hip back above the head.
Describe the basic sequence of the breaststroke.
The arms pull, the swimmer breathes, the legs perform the frog/whip kick, and the body returns to a streamlined position.
Describe how the arms recover during butterfly.
After pulling toward the hips underwater, both arms exit the water and circle forward above the surface together before returning to the extended position
Three of the four strokes are performed primarily in a horizontal prone position. Which stroke is the exception, and what position does it use?
Backstroke — horizontal supine position (face-up).