I grew up on a swim team with a coach who ingrained “four underwater dolphin kicks off of every wall” into my mind. As my swimming developed over the years, my body changed, my strokes changed, but my ...

Tsukuba, Japan—The underwater dolphin kick is a swimming technique in which propulsion is generated solely through the undulatory motion of the lower limbs, increasing swimmers' speed by moving the ...

Each diver completed three 100-meter (328-ft) underwater swims using a flutter kick both with and without the exoskeleton and with it powered on and off. The test revealed impressive results, reducing ...

Researchers from University of Tsukuba investigated the propulsion mechanism by visualizing water flow around a swimmer during underwater dolphin-kick swimming in a water channel via particle image ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Listen 0:00 On Friday, Michael Phelps ...

The first second of a race begins on the block, but it does not end there. It may start the race, but the following factors write the story. A clean entry can give a swimmer the lead, yet it is only ...

To win swimming gold in Tokyo, swimmers not only have to generate incredible power with their arms and legs to propel themselves through the water; they also have to overcome the relentless pull of ...

Hello everyone, this is Yoshi, the Flipper President!“When I watched a video of my own dolphin kick, my knees were bent like ...

Researchers investigated the propulsion mechanism by visualizing water flow around a swimmer during underwater dolphin-kick swimming in a water channel via particle image velocimetry. Their findings ...