The butterfly.In this stroke, the arms are brought forward above the water while the legs kick with both feet together. There are two dolphin kicks to every arm pull. A breath is taken about every two strokes either at the beginning of the arm pull or at the end. Unlike the breaststroke, the butterfly was not really recognized until 1933. This was in a race involving Henry Myers. He was the one who performed the stroke. He insisted that his stroke fall under the category of the breaststroke, as it was very similar, and he was supposed to be performing the breaststroke. After a bit of argument, the butterfly became a distinct competitive stroke in 1953. The butterfly was not known as the frog kick(breaststroke), even though it was called after the breaststroke, but instead it was called the fishtail(dolphin) kick. It was called this, because it consisted of up and down movements of the legs. Also, to breath during this stroke, you would raise your head slightly above the water every second or third stroke. Now, the butterfly has risen to fame almost as much as the breaststroke.
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