types of strokes [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Four basic categories are recognized by the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA): the breaststroke, the butterfly, the backstroke and freestyle (the crawl).
breaststroke ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stroke characterized by a series of simultaneous arm movements (toward the front, toward the outside and toward the rear) that are synchronized with the beating of the legs.
breaststroke turn ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movement for making a half turn; the swimmer touches the wall with both hands, pivots, then pushes from the wall with the feet.
breaststroke kick ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movement in which the swimmer bends the legs and then stretches them simultaneously toward the outside; it is more powerful than other leg kicks.