This alphabetical list contains various different types of swim strokes. These strokes encompass a variety of techniques used in different swimming styles and activities.
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The 4-2-3-1 Drill
A
Australian crawl
B
Back crawl
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly stroke
C
Combat sidestroke
Corkscrew stroke
Crawl stroke
D
Doggy paddle
Dolphin kick
Donkey kick
E
Eggbeater kick
Elementary backstroke
English backstroke
F
Finning
Flip turn
Flutter kick
Forward crawl
Freestyle
Front crawl
Front scull
G
Gator crawl
Georgia sidestroke
Guppy crawl
H
Hand paddles
Hand-over-hand crawl
I
Individual medley
Inverted breaststroke
J
Jellyfish float
K
Kickboard drill
L
Lazy crawl
Locomotive drill
Long dog paddle
M
Medley relay
Medley swimming
Merman crawl
Mixed medley relay
Modified breaststroke
O
One-armed backstroke
One-armed butterfly
One-armed freestyle
Open water stroke
Overarm sidestroke
P
Peacock stroke
Plunge
Pull buoy
R
Racing dive
Roll stroke
S
Scissor kick
Sidestroke
Sidestroke scissors
Skins race
Skulling
Slow crawl
Somersault
Spin drill
Synchronized swimming
T
Tandem swimming
Tarzan crawl
Tarzan swim
Texas crawl
Three-quarter backstroke
Touch and go turn
Treading water
Trudgen crawl
Trudgeon
Tunnel swimming
U
Underwater swimming
V
Vertical kicking
W
Water ballet
Water polo stroke
Whip kick
Whirl stroke
Whirlpool stroke
Williamson turn
Windmill stroke
Y
Yoga swimming
Z
Zen swimming