1) Relative of the crawl 2) Swimming stroke 1) Swim 
The sidestroke is a swimming stroke, so named because the swimmer lies on one`s side with asymmetric arm and leg motion and it is helpful as a lifesaving technique and is often used for long-distance swimming. The sidestroke allows the swimmer increased endurance because, instead of working both arms and legs simultaneously in the same way, the s....
(from the article `swimming`) The earliest strokes to be used were the sidestroke and the breaststroke. The sidestroke was originally used with both arms submerged. This practice ...
[n] - a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
noun a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick