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mk · 4584 days ago · link · · parent · post: Real-life mermaid swims with whales using very own fish tail

There is a guy at the pool we swim at that swims like a dolphin. Sometimes when it is crowded people split lanes. I once asked if he wouldn't mind splitting, and he replied: "I just should warn you, I am the fastest one in the pool." He seemed very serious but he is not the fastest. He swims like a dolphin, after all. After he swam off like a dolphin, I split a lane with someone else.

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Mindwolf · 4583 days ago · link ·

It's called the dolphin kick. It's the back half of the butterfly type of swimming. I used to be pretty good at it when I was in high school.

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