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    Man o' Tea
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    Micheal Artindale said:

    Besides the Im strokes; front crawl, back crawl,
    breast stroke, and butterfly, what other strokes
    are there?

    I don't think anyone mentioned body dolphin yet.
    I guess any kick might be considered a separate
    stroke, especially if you are fin-swimming. And
    then there's monofinning.

    I saw some woman doing a combined back and crawl
    corkscrew motion somewhere.

    TI has a stroke drill, Body-Dolphin Combo, which
    is part-Fly, part-Breast. There are one-armed
    versions of all the strokes, too, but one could
    dismiss these as merely drills (unless you've got
    one arm).

    I do a stroke where I lie on my back and scull my
    hands and move very quietly through the water
    (handy for Marco Polo). I understand the military
    teaches a quiet style of moving throught the water
    while holding weapons (handy for invasions).

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  2. Madelaine
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    Man o' Tea said:
    Micheal Artindale said:

    Besides the Im strokes; front crawl, back crawl,
    breast stroke, and butterfly, what other strokes
    are there?


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    I saw some woman doing a combined back and crawl
    corkscrew motion somewhere.


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    This is one stroke crawl, one stroke back. I have only ever heard it
    called "corkscrew." Very fun, but it makes you dizzy and it is very hard
    to do in a straight line.
    Madleaine

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  3. Man o' Tea
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    Madelaine said:

    This is one stroke crawl, one stroke back. I have only ever heard it
    called "corkscrew." Very fun, but it makes you dizzy and it is very hard
    to do in a straight line.

    Yeah, there is a fairly extensive list here, corkscrew included:
    http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_swimming_styles.htm

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  4. a.c.
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    Madelaine said:
    Man o' Tea said:
    Micheal Artindale said:

    Besides the Im strokes; front crawl, back crawl,
    breast stroke, and butterfly, what other strokes
    are there?


    SNIP

    Quoted message said:

    I saw some woman doing a combined back and crawl
    corkscrew motion somewhere.


    SNIP
    This is one stroke crawl, one stroke back. I have only ever heard it
    called "corkscrew." Very fun, but it makes you dizzy and it is very hard
    to do in a straight line.
    Madleaine

    But it's fine and dizzy-less when done as a 1.5 (sort off)
    i.e. do one arm crawl stroke, commence the next whilst turning on your
    back, complete it as a half back crawl and then do the other arm
    backcrawl, again turning into front position.
    Quite easy to go straight. It is more difficult to tip to either side
    so as (whilst swimming under water) you can touch a (straight) line of
    tile with your shoulders.

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  5. rtk
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    Madelaine


    brought to my attention the description pointed to by Man O Tea:

    Turtle stroke: on the breast, extend right arm then pull, after pushing
    with the left leg (while opposite limbs are recovering), then opposite
    limbs repeat this process, i.e. left arm pulls after right leg pushes.
    Uses muscles of the waist. Head can easily be above or below water: this
    is a slow but very sustainable stroke, popular with turtles and newts.

    As the owner of three turtles, 6 salamanders, 5 toads, 3 frogs, and more
    than 100 salt and fresh water fish in four tanks and two ponds, I
    checked the accuracy of the above observations. Yes, my turtles do
    that, but the salamanders (newts) are even closer to making a walking
    motion than the turtles. It's not really different from human swimming
    except for the absence of elbows and knees. Underwater recovery, of course.

    I have actually swum dog paddle with my dog. She couldn't have been
    more shocked when she saw me do what she obviously thought was not a fit
    activity for humans. We swam across the inlet, all the time with her
    eyes wildly open and focussed on me. I think she feared for my safety.

    Ruth Kazez

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  6. David
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    One swims mostly upon one side, making an overhand movement, lifting the
    arms alternately out of the water. When the left arm is above the head, the
    legs spread apart for a kick; as the left arm comes down the legs extend and
    are then brought together with a sharp scissors kick. The right arm is now
    brought forward over the water, and as it comes down the left arm is
    extended again. The scissors kick comes every second stroke; it involves
    spreading the legs, then bringing them together with a sudden "snap"
    movement.

    The swimmer's head is underwater most of the time; the only chance to
    breathe is when the hand is coming back and just as the elbow passes the
    face.

    "rtk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    Madelaine


    brought to my attention the description pointed to by Man O Tea:

    Turtle stroke: on the breast, extend right arm then pull, after pushing
    with the left leg (while opposite limbs are recovering), then opposite
    limbs repeat this process, i.e. left arm pulls after right leg pushes.
    Uses muscles of the waist. Head can easily be above or below water: this
    is a slow but very sustainable stroke, popular with turtles and newts.

    As the owner of three turtles, 6 salamanders, 5 toads, 3 frogs, and more
    than 100 salt and fresh water fish in four tanks and two ponds, I
    checked the accuracy of the above observations. Yes, my turtles do
    that, but the salamanders (newts) are even closer to making a walking
    motion than the turtles. It's not really different from human swimming
    except for the absence of elbows and knees. Underwater recovery, of


    course.

    Quoted message said:


    I have actually swum dog paddle with my dog. She couldn't have been
    more shocked when she saw me do what she obviously thought was not a fit
    activity for humans. We swam across the inlet, all the time with her
    eyes wildly open and focussed on me. I think she feared for my safety.

    Ruth Kazez

    Report

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