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Swimming: Stroke Development Butterfly

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Kicking Action
A simultaneous kick starting at the hips with
movement down through the legs to the feet
and toes pointed. Always keeping legs and feet
close together.

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Stroke Development Butterfly:

Pulling Pattern
A simultaneous double arm circling action with
hands entering the water in front of the
shoulders approximately shoulder width apart,
after the underwater pull the hands lift over
the water surface to the front of the stroke for
the next pool.

Stroke Development Butterfly

Stroke Development Butterfly:

Body Position
Undulating dolphin like motion through the
water and stroke cycle whilst lying on your
front.

Stroke Development Butterfly

Stroke Development Butterfly:

Breathing
Lifting the head to the front of the stroke during the arm action for one big breath.

Stroke Development Butterfly

Stroke Development Breaststroke:

Body Position
Following the leg kick your body will be stretched out and streamlined lying flat in the water at which point the pull commences and the lifting of the head and shoulders takes place to breath.

Stroke Development Breaststroke

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