The Complete Swimmer |
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ankles arch arm pull arm stroke arms and legs Australian crawl back crawl back dive back jackknife back somersault backstroke backward beat beginner bend body breast stroke breast-stroke kick breathing buoyancy butterfly stroke chest coach competition competitor complete swimmer coordination crawl stroke distance swimming diver downward drop easily elbow enters the water entry exhale extended position fancy diving fast faster feel feet FIGURE flip float flutter kick forward free style front fundamentals glide position grace gradually hands head and shoulders height hips inches inhale Johnny Weismuller knees learning to swim lifting ming motion move movements muscles one-half somersault overarm stroke pool posi possible practice push push-off race raised recover recovery position relaxed scissors kick side stroke slightly slowly speed spin sport spring squeeze straight straighten strain stretched submerged surface swan swing take-off thighs thrash thrust tion treading water trudgen trunk tuck turn twist under-water upward ward yards