Butterfly stroke

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Butterfly stroke
Overhead shot of a swimmer performing the butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke, shortly before entering the water again; view from behind

The butterfly (shortened to fly[1]) is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick") along with the movement of the hips and chest.[2][3] It is the newest swimming style swum in competition, first swum in the early 1930s and originating out of the breaststroke.[4]

  1. ^ Murphy, Sam (12 August 2013). "I believe I can butterfly". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ Butterfly - Press The Chest, 28 September 2015, retrieved 8 October 2023
  3. ^ "FINA Swimming Rules" (PDF). FINA. 1 January 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ Maglischo, Ernest (2003). Swimming Fastest (3rd ed.). Human Kinetics, P.O. Box 5076, Champaign, Illinois, United States: Human Kinetics. p. 145. ISBN 9780736031806.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)