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Australian crawl
noun
Swimming.
- a crawl in which the swimmer kicks twice with one leg for each stroke of the opposite arm.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Australian crawl1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Gray-haired man doing the Australian crawl calls out to gray-haired woman doing the backstroke: “Hi there, Esther Williams!”
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They said it was so as not to be hampered in swimming—as if they expected to do the ‘Australian crawl’ to Norway or the Shetlands!
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No, it's the double side stroke, the Australian crawl, and a lot more.
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Bidding farewell to Mr. Fogerty at this point, I gave myself over to the joy of the moment and went wallowing along, giving a surprising imitation of the famous Australian crawl.
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"He has the Australian crawl and all the fancy strokes."
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