Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A swimming stroke in which a person lies face down in the water, extends the arms in front of the head, pulls the arms back under the surface of the water, and then performs a frog kick.
- noun A race or a leg of a race in which this stroke is swum.
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- noun A
swimming stroke in which theswimmer liesface down , thearms beingswept forward, outward and back under thewater and thelegs arekicked like afrog 's - verb to swim using this stroke
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
- verb swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
Etymologies
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Examples
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Suddenly he feels the insects inside him, their feet pricking the inside of his body, swimming in his blood; each breaststroke is white pain across his nerves.
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So it's clear his controversial kick, which Americans claimed should have brought disqualification instead of the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, is no accident.
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"The breaststroke is my favorite race and it also felt good.
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"The breaststroke is my favorite race and it also felt good.
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"The breaststroke is my favorite race and it also felt good.
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The Individual Medley, which I had never heard of, consists of swimming one length freestyle, one length scissor-kick, one length backstroke, one length breaststroke.
John Wellington Ennis: Recalling Randy Hopper John Wellington Ennis 2011
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The Individual Medley, which I had never heard of, consists of swimming one length freestyle, one length scissor-kick, one length backstroke, one length breaststroke.
John Wellington Ennis: Recalling Randy Hopper John Wellington Ennis 2011
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In the first recorded successful "solo" swim in August 1875 – sustained by beef tea, and employing a steady breaststroke – Captain Matthew Webb reached Calais in under 22 hours.
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While competing at Southern California, she became the first woman to win the NCAA title in the 200 breaststroke four consecutive times.
Wide range of athletes recognized for all-around efforts 2010
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•Rebecca Soni won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke and silver in the 50 breaststroke in the world championships.
Wide range of athletes recognized for all-around efforts 2010
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