Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all … See more

Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and to new developments in the sport.
In the first four Olympics, swimming competitions were not held in pools, but in open water (1896 – the Bay of Zea, 1900 – the See more

There are nine competitions used in freestyle swimming, both using either a long time (50 meter) or a short time (25 meter) pool. The … See more

• 100 metre freestyle
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Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the case of the individual medley or See more

Freestyle means "any style" for individual swims and any style but breaststroke, butterfly, or backstroke for both the individual medley, and medley relay competitions. The wall has to be touched at every turn and upon completion. Some part of the swimmer … See more

• Hines, Emmett W. (1998). Fitness Swimming. Human Kinetics Publishers. ISBN 0-88011-656-0.
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