Free swim SVG

Swim backstroke SVG

Which one? SVG for Cricut and lasers, DXF for the free Silhouette Studio, PNG to print.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

Swim backstroke, as a solid black shape
Swim backstroke. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A swimmer on the back, heading right: one arm straight up out of the water at the top of the stroke, the other by the side, legs kicking, on two bands of water.

What is in the file

Size100 × 45 mm (3.94 × 1.78 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut5: 1 outer edge and 4 cut-outs
Cut length507 mm at this size
Narrowest part3 mm at this size
Nodes233 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 944 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 0.45 in (25 × 11 mm)0.76 mm129 mm180Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 0.9 in (51 × 23 mm)1.5 mm258 mm55Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 1.35 in (76 × 34 mm)2.3 mm386 mm21Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 1.8 in (102 × 46 mm)3 mm515 mm12Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
6 × 2.71 in (152 × 69 mm)4.6 mm773 mm4Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 3.61 in (203 × 92 mm)6.1 mm1,030 mm3Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 5.41 in (305 × 137 mm)9.1 mm1,545 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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