stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

Australian crawl, front crawl, crawl - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

dog paddle - an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog

sidestroke - a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

butterfly stroke, butterfly - a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

breaststroke - a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick

backstroke - a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming

treading water - a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms