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Figure 5


Fig. 5. Locomotion of the model swimmer. The swimmer (S) begins at rest (A) and flaps its flexible body to propel itself forward. The vortex wake generated by the swimming motion (blue curve) and the resulting forward motion of the swimmer are shown after two (B), four (C) and six (D) swimming cycles. See Movie 2 in supplementary material.