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    PS: Swimming-strokes are derived based on their visual resemblance.



 

 

 

 

Looks like the semi-long seaman's stroke where the body rolls from 90° on the side until 0° on the chest. The combination of the arms and legs is semi-long.

Above you see the Marinière according to Beaujean seen from the top, of aside and in front of the body. We begin with the third drawing as our starting-point in which we lay on our side. The leading arm in the fourth drawing is not drawn correctly because it should have pulled through vertically. The first drawing shows you the frog-kick of the legs.

Pay special attention to the head so you look sideways (we doubt this is the case). The pull-through of the trailing arm on the second drawing has to be pulled through vertically aswell.

 

This swimming-stroke has the following properties:

  • Probably a starting-point on the chest.
  • Trailing arm makes a wide half pull-through which can be compared with the long seamans-stroke.
  • Leading arm makes a half pull-through.
  • The legstroke is a frog-kick.
  • Combination of the arms and legs is semi-long.

 

This swimming-stroke looks like the marinière where the body rolls from 90° on the side until 0° on the chest. The arms make a single overarmstroke where the trailing arm makes a full pull-through. The combination of the arms and legs is semi-long.



 


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