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backstroke arm-action [1 record]

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Record 1 1983-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
OBS

In the backstroke arm-action (...) the hand may enter the water with either the little finger first or the back of the hand first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
OBS

[Dans] le mouvement des bras en nage sur le dos (...) le petit doigt ou le dos de la main peut pénétrer l'eau en premier. (d'après l'Association canadienne de natation amateur, Vanier).

OBS

«action des bras en nage sur le dos» : Selon le comité d'uniformisation de la natation, cette expression est aussi synonyme.

Spanish

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