The stroke should be long and smooth, with the hands entering the water at an almost full extension of the arm and finish as the rotation of the body drives the hand through the completion of the stroke.

• 划水应该尽量的长而且平顺，因此手在入水时需要伸展到最长的位置，划水也应该划到尽头，也就是身体转动胳膊所能达到的最大位置。