# trudgen

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.

## Etymology
Named for John Trudgen (1852-1902), an English swimmer who popularised the stroke.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trudgen