How to Swim the Trudgen Stroke. Part of the series: How to Swim. When swimming the trudgen stroke, combine the sidestroke and freestyle swimming with scissor...

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] and evolved out …

Sep 28, 2021 · The trudgen swimming stroke is a combination of overarm strokes and scissor kicks. As a useful hybrid of more familiar techniques, it can be a powerful stroke to learn, and …

Jan 9, 2020 · The stroke is named after the swimmer, John Trudgen, who made the stroke famous. It’s a hybrid stroke that allows you to breathe throughout the movement. While it isn’t …

May 30, 2023 · In the 1870s, Englishman John Trudgen debuted the Trudgen stroke, which took side stroke to the next level. Swimming with his chest flat and head out of the water, Trudgen …

Sometime around 1873, British swimmer John Arthur Trudgen learned the front crawl, depending on account, either from indigenous people in South Africa or in South America. [5] However, …

Trudgen: The trudgen is similar to the front crawl, except that it is paired with a scissors kick, similar to that used in the sidestroke. Trudgen crawl: Similar to the trudgen, but with the use of …

Trudgen swam with his own version of a stroke he picked up from the South American Indians. Ninety years later Roy Saari of the University of Southern California won more NCAA …

Mar 30, 2020 · Trudgen. The trudgen swimming stroke is another hybrid style combining the freestyle and sidestroke styles for a unique yet easy result. It’s named after the famous …

Apr 2, 2013 · In the years up to the first Olympic games the Trudgen stroke was being developed and dominated competitive swimming over the sprints and middle distances. Trudgen himself …