How to Swim the Dolphin Crawl Stroke

The dolphin crawl is a good stroke to practice while training. It adds power to a normal front crawl and gives a swimmer the extra challenge of timing the kicks to meet the crawl strokes. The kicks themselves resemble a swimming dolphin because you keep your feet together.

Instructions

    • 1

      Use a front crawl stroke. Floating on your stomach, reach one arm as if you're swimming the forward crawl.

    • 2

      Add the dolphin kick to the stroke. Keep both feet together. Use the same kick used when doing the butterfly stroke.

    • 3

      Kick both feet by raising the hips up in the water then pushing feet downward as you reach out the first arm.

    • 4

      Set up for the second kick immediately. This kick works in conjunction with alternate arm motion.

    • 5

      Extend your second arm out in front of you, and dolphin kick at the same time. Keep your face in the water through the entire cycle.