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STROKES: Butterfly
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| Butterfly is perhaps the most physically
demanding stroke. It is also the newest of the four strokes and was first
swum in its modern form in the 1956 Olympics. Before that, butterfly was
swum using the breaststroke kick. Butterfly requires the simultaneous
overhead stroke of the arms combined with the dolphin kick. The dolphin
kick features both legs moving up and down at the same time. If the swimmer
does a flutter or breaststroke kick, it results in a DQ (disqualification).
As in the breaststroke, the swimmer must touch the wall at the turns and
at the finish with both hands simultaneously. After the start and after
each turn, the swimmer is permitted any number of underwater kicks but
only one underwater arm pull. That pull must bring the swimmer to the
surface.
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