The trudgen is a swimming stroke sometimes known as the racing stroke, or the East Indian stroke. It is named after the English swimmer John Trudgen (1852–1902)[1]. A breaststroke swimmer Swimming is a technique to move unaided through water. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...
One swims mostly upon one side, making an overhand movement, lifting the arms alternately out of the water. When the left arm is above the head, the legs spread apart for a kick; as the left arm comes down the legs extend and are then brought together with a sharp scissor kick. The right arm is now brought forward over the water, and as it comes down the left arm is extended again. The scissors kick comes every second stroke; it involves spreading the legs, then bringing them together with a sudden "snap" movement. The phrase scissor kick has several meanings. ...
The swimmer's face is underwater most of the time; the only chance to breathe is when the hand is coming back and just as the elbow passes the face.
This stroke has been developed into the front crawl. Swimmer breathing during front crawl Front crawl is the fastest swimming style known. ...
Trudgens speed was so great for his time that swimmers quickly copied his style, and it is from this stroke that the crawl stroke has been developed.
When swimmingTrudgen kept on the chest and lifted the upper part of his body at each stroke out of the water, and at each swing of the arms pulled himself forward, a considerable swirl of the water occurring as each movement was finished.
Those who copied Trudgen soon found it was less laborious and equally as fast to use a double over-arm stroke with the head and chest well down, and thus have the body supported by the water, using the ordinary overarm leg kick.
During a trip to South America, J. Arthur Trudgen noticed that the Indians generated much more speed in the water with their overhand stroke than he had produced with the breaststroke as an amateur swimmer in England.
Using the Trudgen stroke - as it came to be called - swimmers whittled the record for the 100 yards down from about 70 seconds to 60 seconds.
Trudgen's teachings turned the swimming emphasis from endurance to speed, but the revolution was only half complete.
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