Why do people kick like this?

[guruboy]

Some people with joint problems can’t do a frog kick where both legs rotate out and then “clap” together.

An alternative is to rotate them in the same direction which is much easier to do.

 

[rabe]

It's really weird the way he twists his knee...

 

[Atlantic_Diver]

Diving with air @ 30?meters, perhaps he/she was experiencing narcosis

 

[Patoux01]

That looks like a sidestroke kick. The modified sidestroke kick is very powerful. It's used by lifeguards when carrying another swimmer.

Doesn't that kick have both feet "facing" the same direction?

@guruboy But here they actually have both feet facing each other somehow.

And I can't understand how the human anatomy allows for this, it is very hard for me to try and get my feet in such a position, let alone trying to apply force on the fins.

 

[wKkaY]

Doesn't that kick have both feet "facing" the same direction?

And I can't understand how the human anatomy allows for this, it is very hard for me to try and get my feet in such a position, let alone trying to apply force on the fins.

I just tried it and it kills my hip flexors lol.

The diver in the video is a woman though, so she might just have really flexible joints.

 

[АлександрД]

one ours very famous instructor demonstrate here this swimming style: (from 2:00)
we call this swimming "Eydis style" by his name, and disseminating widely this style.

and from 3:45 he demonstrate reversed frogkick.

 

[chillyinCanada]

I'm assuming injury

 

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[divad]

Does anyone know what, how and why people would kick like this? at 7:40



I see it regularly, but I seriously can't understand what they're trying to do.

They are clearly looking for clams.

 

[Diver0001]

Does anyone know what, how and why people would kick like this? at 7:40



I see it regularly, but I seriously can't understand what they're trying to do.

It appears to be a frog kick whereby the diver is using the top of the fin to push against the water. I've never tried it so I can't really compare it to a normal frog kick.

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