Eggbeater

Eggbeater kick main The eggbeater kick is a highly refined and efficient method of treading water.

It's amazing what you can lift in the water with a good eggbeater.

An average eggbeater height is usually around collarbone level.

Another variation is a body boost, which is executed through an eggbeater buildup and a strong whip kick, propelling the swimmer out of the water vertically.

Because of the opposite motion of the legs, eggbeater is a very smooth and steady way of treading water.

Eggbeater is used in all "arm" sections, a piece of choreography in which the swimmer is upright, often with one or both arms in the air.

Eggbeater is used in water polo because it lets the athletes use their arms to throw the ball.

Greater elevation of the Polo player is created by a stronger eggbeater kick which results in a better rotation and stronger pass or shot.

However, this places a massive strain on the goalie's legs, which are working in a rapid eggbeater motion.

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The eggbeater kick is the primary kick that enables the player to support himself in the water while passing, shooting, defending, and resting – horizontally and vertically.

This shot can confuse the goalie and can force the goalie to eggbeater up too early and miss.

Using the eggbeater, swimmers can also perform "boosts", where they use their legs to momentarily propel themselves out of the water to their hips or higher.

Water polo backstroke differs from swimming backstroke; the player sits up a bit in the water, using eggbeater leg like motions with short arm strokes to the side instead of long arm strokes.