STREAMLINE

Streamline

Streamline form is a swimming technique that is used underwater in every stroke. At the start of a race or on a turn, streamline form is used, usually along with a dolphin kick or flutter kick, to create the least amount of resistance to help the swimmer propel as far as they can. Many factors contribute to the perfect streamline form and mastering this method increases a swimmer’s speed. Streamline is a one of the key fundamentals to mastering any stroke.

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streamline

Noun

  1. A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
  2. On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.

Verb

  1. To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
  2. To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
  3. To modernise.


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