dolphin kick
Americannoun
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The 5-year-old learned the butterfly, its powerful double-arm stroke and dolphin kick, in one lesson.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2022
A mermaid’s mastery of the dolphin kick is key, along with equalization techniques to alleviate ear pressure under water.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022
In Afghanistan, he had started swimming freestyle and breaststroke events, but his coaches in Turkey persuaded him to learn the dolphin kick so that he could swim the butterfly.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2021
Her legs are bent when her feet touch the wall, allowing for a powerful push and dolphin kick as she ricochets back the other direction.
From Washington Post
Like other top swimmers, he doesn't so much power through the water as slide along it, propelled by a vigorous dolphin kick that surges from his head to his toes in a high-amplitude wave.
From Time Magazine Archive
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