flutter kick
noun
: an alternating whipping motion of the legs used in various swimming styles (such as the crawl)
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In 1911: At a Honolulu swim meet, Duke Kahanamoku broke the 100-yard freestyle record by 4.6 seconds, using the then-unique combination of the Australian crawl stroke with a flutter kick.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
There are nearly 20 different moves—think crunches, mountain climbers, plank variations, and flutter kicks—each done for 30 seconds and no rest breaks.
—Amanda MacTas, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
Perform the flutter kicks as described above, while simultaneously and repeatedly tossing the ball into the air and catching it at chest level.
—SELF, 12 Sep. 2018
For hours starting at 7 A.M., a sea of pink bobbing heads of all genders and ages, arching arms, and flutter kicks can be seen moving like a school of fish, stride by stride, across waves and around rocks and jagged bends.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2018
For the flutter kicks, adjust the angle of your legs depending on your level of strength.
—Anna Kaiser, Time, 27 Feb. 2018
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
There are nearly 20 different moves—think crunches, mountain climbers, plank variations, and flutter kicks—each done for 30 seconds and no rest breaks.
—Amanda MacTas, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
Perform the flutter kicks as described above, while simultaneously and repeatedly tossing the ball into the air and catching it at chest level.
—SELF, 12 Sep. 2018
For hours starting at 7 A.M., a sea of pink bobbing heads of all genders and ages, arching arms, and flutter kicks can be seen moving like a school of fish, stride by stride, across waves and around rocks and jagged bends.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2018
For the flutter kicks, adjust the angle of your legs depending on your level of strength.
—Anna Kaiser, Time, 27 Feb. 2018
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“Flutter kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flutter%20kick. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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