Meanings
noun
- The front crawl swimming stroke.
Everybody crowded around very excitedly and talked about the Australian crawl, a stroke I cannot do because there is something wrong with my flutter kick.
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 48
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
Similar
Broader
swimming stroke
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori kau tāwhai, kau tāwhaiwhai
- kau tāwhaia swimming style
- kau tāwhaiwhaia swimming style
Polish kraul australijski
- kraul australijskia swimming style
Cite this entry
APA
Australian crawl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20crawl
MLA
“Australian crawl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20crawl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australian crawl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20crawl.
Source: Australian crawl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.