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Butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke is a competitive swimming discipline with simultaneous arm action, dolphin kick, body undulation, starts, turns and time scoring in the pool.
LevelVariant
FamilyAquatics Family
CategorySwimming
Classification
Category
Swimming
Family
Aquatics Family
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
butterfly-stroke, water-sport, butterfly-swimming, aquatics-familie, schwimmen, schmetterlingsschwimmen, swimming
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Swim the distance legally in butterfly in the fastest time.
Teilnehmer
Individual starters or relay legs.
Teamgröße
Individual; relays by event.
Spielfeld
25 m or 50 m pool with lanes.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
Fastest legal time wins.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- swimwear
- goggles
- cap
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- illegal kick
- asynchronous arm action
- illegal turn
- illegal finish
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Swimming Rules World Aquatics · official · high
- Rules & Policies USA Swimming · official · high
- Butterfly Encyclopaedia Britannica · sport-guide · medium
- How to Swim Butterfly U.S. Masters Swimming · training-guide · medium