trudgen

American

[truhj-uhn] / ˈtrʌdʒ ən /

noun

Swimming.

a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.

trudgen British

/ ˈtrʌdʒən /

noun

a type of swimming stroke that uses overarm action, as in the crawl, and a scissors kick

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Etymology

Origin of trudgen

1890–95; named after John Trudgen (1852–1902), British swimmer

Example Sentences

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They cite a 2015 interview with an engineer on the original project, Bruce Trudgen, who said that, at the time of construction, the pipeline was expected to last 50 years.

From Reuters

Because he said he had once escaped from Ellis Island by trudgen crawl, he was celebrated as a swimmer until the day that he fell into a swimming pool before dozens of surprised witnesses and sank without a bubble.

From Time Magazine Archive

He changed from breast to over-arm stroke, then he shifted to the crawl and trudgen stroke.

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