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  2. Front crawl - Wikipedia

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    The arm movements of the front crawl provide most of the forward motion. Various studies have shown that very small changes in the arm stroke can impact propulsive efficiency. For example, position of fingers: "Most studies concluded that a small finger spread leads to increased propulsive forces.

  3. Motion diagram - Wikipedia

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    One of the major usages of motion diagrams is to present film through a series of frames taken by a camera. Viewing an object on a motion diagram allows one to determine if an object is at a constant rest, speeding up, or slowing down. As the frames are taken, it can be assumed that an object is at a constant rest if it occupies the same ...

  4. Study of animal locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Legged locomotion is the dominant form of terrestrial locomotion, the movement on land.The motion of limbs is quantified by the kinematics of the limb itself (intralimb kinematics) and the coordination between limbs (interlimb kinematics).

  5. Animal Locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Horse galloping The Horse in Motion, 24-camera rig with tripwires GIF animation of Plate 626 Gallop; thoroughbred bay mare Annie G. [1]. Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements is a series of scientific photographs by Eadweard Muybridge made in 1884 and 1885 at the University of Pennsylvania, to study motion in animals (including humans).

  6. Crawling (human) - Wikipedia

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    Crawling or quadrupedal movement is a method of human locomotion that makes use of all four limbs. It is one of the earliest gaits learned by human infants, [ 1 ] and has similar features to four-limbed movement in other primates and in non-primate quadrupeds .

  7. Kinematics - Wikipedia

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    The movement of components of a mechanical system are analyzed by attaching a reference frame to each part and determining how the various reference frames move relative to each other. If the structural stiffness of the parts are sufficient, then their deformation can be neglected and rigid transformations can be used to define this relative ...

  8. Swimming stroke - Wikipedia

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    Sculling: This is a figure 8 movement of the hands for forward motion or upward lift. Used in surf lifesaving, water polo, synchronized swimming and treading water. Turtle float: The knees are raised to the chest and encircled by the arms. [6] Jellyfish float: Holding the ankles with the hands. [6] Head first surface dive; Foot first surface dive

  9. Taxis - Wikipedia

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    Pharotaxis is the movement to a specific location in response to learned or conditioned stimuli, or navigation by means of landmarks. [20] [21] Phonotaxis is the movement of an organism in response to sound. Phototaxis is the movement of an organism in response to light: that is, the response to variation in light intensity and direction.