Which style of swimming did you learn first?
Selection Votes 
Doggy paddle 45%29 
Breast stroke 34%22 
Back stroke 3%2 
Front crawl 17%11 
Back crawl 0%0 
Butterfly 2%1 
65 votes total 
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 From james higham on July 18, 2009 at 7:15 am.  IP Logged, 86.133.155.x  Report Abuse 
 
Where's the sidestroke which many of our generation learnt first?
 From Bruce on July 17, 2009 at 7:34 am.  IP Logged, 62.172.72.x  Report Abuse 
 
What's the difference between back stroke and back crawl? Anyway, I learnt to swim under the water in a sort of butterfly legs, breastroke arms fashion first, and could go much further that way than on the surface for some time. Interestingly, that's exactly what my daughters have done too.

     From Mark Wadsworth in reply to Bruce on July 17, 2009 at 7:58 am.  IP Logged, 78.86.157.x  Report Abuse 
     
    I mean you lie on your back, move your legs like you do for breast-stroke and scull with your hands. Is there another name for this?
 From StevenL on July 16, 2009 at 5:57 pm.  IP Logged, 90.219.123.x  Report Abuse 
 
Out of the choices it was front crawl, but in reality it was kicking behind a polystyrene float.
 From Pavlov's Cat on July 16, 2009 at 3:29 am.  IP Logged, 91.106.230.x  Report Abuse 
 
Is 'doggy paddle' really a learnt stroke?

I thought it was an instinctive way of keeping afloat whilst your Dad tried to teach you front crawl. (ref. all those films of ickle baybees being thrown in swimming pools)

     From Mark Wadsworth in reply to Pavlov's Cat on July 16, 2009 at 6:38 am.  IP Logged, 78.86.157.x  Report Abuse 
     
    I mean that somebody explains to you the difference between 'thrashing around trying to stay afloat' and 'leaning forwards slightly and propelling yourself in the intended direction'.


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