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    What is the meaning of dolphin kick?
    Hayley Church
    Aquatic Manager
    Hayley Church is an owner at Cooksey's Lifeguard & Swim Academy, LLC in Southern California. Hayley has been a lifeguard and swim instructor since 2007 and has dedicated her time to teaching people of all ages how to swim. Hayley and her team offer lifeguards and programming such as swim camp counselors, swim lessons, and water aerobics classes to clients of all sizes from large organizations to private homes. She received her Master’s degree in Recreation Management.
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    Expert Answer
    A dolphin kick is a worm-like movement where you move your chest, hips, and legs in an alternating pattern to move through the water.
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    How can a beginner learn to swim?
    Community Answer
    You could find and take swimming lessons, and/or read the attached article.
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    What's the easiest swimming method for children?
    Community Answer
    The front crawl is a very simple technique, and it isn't strenuous like the butterfly.
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    Is there an easier way to swim?
    Community Answer
    Yes! The dolphin stroke is an advanced stroke. Start with freestyle (forward crawl), backstroke, and breast stroke instead of dolphin.
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    How can I breathe underwater for a long time?
    Community Answer
    You can expand your breathing capacity underwater by practicing holding your breath regularly, but you can't breathe underwater no matter what.
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    What stroke is the easiest to learn as a child?
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    The breaststroke is simple for children to learn because you breathe on every stroke you take. It is the slowest stroke too, so you don't have to worry if you barely move anywhere.
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    What is the easiest and fastest stroke?
    Maddie.summers
    Community Answer
    The easiest stroke is the backstroke, as you can breathe the entire time; the fastest stroke to swim is freestyle. Freestyle is relatively easy to swim compared to butterfly and breaststroke.
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    Is the dolphin kick similar to the butterfly kick?
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    Dolphin kick is the technical name for the butterfly kick, so yes, they are the exact same thing.
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