Butterfly Stroke

swimming · water sports · coordination · athletic technique

Symmetrical arm motion. Both arms move together at the exact same time, sweeping down in front of your body and then arcing up and over the water in one fluid motion.

Dolphin kick legs. Instead of kicking separately, both legs move up and down together like a dolphin's tail, creating a powerful wave from your hips to your feet.

Fastest stroke speed. The butterfly stroke is the second fastest swimming stroke overall (after the front crawl), allowing competitive swimmers to zoom through the water with incredible speed.

Super demanding effort. Swimming butterfly takes way more energy than other strokes because your whole body works in perfect harmony, which is why races are usually shorter distances.

Olympic competition. Butterfly races at the Olympics come in 100-meter and 200-meter distances, and swimmers train for years to master this technically difficult stroke.