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dolphin kick

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noun

Swimming.
  1. (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.


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The 5-year-old learned the butterfly, its powerful double-arm stroke and dolphin kick, in one lesson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2022

A mermaid’s mastery of the dolphin kick is key, along with equalization techniques to alleviate ear pressure under water.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2022

In Afghanistan, he had started swimming freestyle and breaststroke events, but his coaches in Turkey persuaded him to learn the dolphin kick so that he could swim the butterfly.

From New York Times Aug. 25, 2021

Her legs are bent when her feet touch the wall, allowing for a powerful push and dolphin kick as she ricochets back the other direction.

From Washington Post

Like other top swimmers, he doesn't so much power through the water as slide along it, propelled by a vigorous dolphin kick that surges from his head to his toes in a high-amplitude wave.

From Time Magazine Archive

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