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  2. Front crawl - Wikipedia

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    The face-down swimming position allows for a good range of motion of the arm in the water, as compared to the backstroke, where the hands cannot be moved easily along the back of the spine. The above-water recovery of the stroke reduces drag, compared to the underwater recovery of breaststroke .

  3. Belaying - Wikipedia

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    A belay device is a piece of climbing equipment that improves belay safety for the climber by allowing the belayer to manage his or her duties with minimal physical effort. Belay devices are designed to allow a weak person to easily arrest a climber's fall with maximum control, while avoiding twisting, heating or severely bending the rope.

  4. Paris Olympics: How U.S. swimmers are using math to win gold ...

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    Kate Douglass and her professor at the University of Virginia, Dr. Ken Ono, have refined a system to use mathematics, physics and technology to swim faster. Paris Olympics: How U.S. swimmers are ...

  5. Climbing technique - Wikipedia

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    Climbing technique refers to a broad range of physical movements used in the activity or sport of climbing. [1] Notable sub-groups of climbing technique include: Aid climbing technique as is used in aid climbing; Big wall climbing technique as is used in big wall climbing; Ice climbing technique as is used in ice climbing

  6. Buildering - Wikipedia

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    The term "night climbing" has replaced the older term "roof climbing". The philosophy behind night climbing has undergone great change during the 21st century, with urban disciplines such as parkour having a heavy influence on the evolution of night climbing techniques and movements.

  7. Bouldering - Wikipedia

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    Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry and to provide a firmer grip, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls.

  8. Swimming Workouts Can Tone Your Muscles And Are Low-Impact - AOL

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    The number of calories you burn swimming depends on factors like time and intensity. For example, the longer and harder you swim, the more calories you burn. Swimming Workouts Can Tone Your ...

  9. Spotting (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    Spotters helping a climber on The Chube V2 (5+), in Joshua Tree. Spotting is a climbing technique that is used mostly in bouldering, where other climbers stand beneath an active climber on a route in order to break the impact of any fall, and to reduce the chance of an uncontrolled fall that could result in a serious head or back injury.