Front Crawl

Front crawl is swam with the body in _____ position

• supine

• prone

Describe the head position in Front Crawl

• Looking up

• Looking down and slightly forward, water breaks at the hairline

• Looking down and forward, water breaks at the back of the head

• Under water and looking forward

What provides the main propulsion in Front Crawl?

• Arms

• Legs

Front Crawl arm and leg actions are:

• Simultaneous and symmetrical

• Simultaneous and continuous

• Continuous and alternating

• Alternating and symmetrical

Which are types of breathing in Front Crawl?

• Bilateral and unilateral

• Holding breath as long as you can

• Gasping

• Explosive or trickle breathing

Describe the Front Crawl leg action

• Kicking from the knee, big, slow kicks

• Kicking from the hip, small fast kicks

• Kicking from the hip, big powerful kicks

• Kicking from the knee, small fast kicks

Describe the underwater hand/arm action of Front Crawl

• ? shape to hip

• S shape to hip

• straight pull through to hip

• Zig-zag to hip

What body part enters the water first in the arm action?

• Thumb

• Elbow

• Palm of hand

• Index + middle finger

In what order do we perform the Front Crawl arm action? ​​ ​ ​

• Entry, recovery, push, catch, exit

• Recovery, exit, catch, push, entry

• Entry, catch, push, exit, recovery

• Entry, catch, exit, recovery