Freestyle is one of the most common strokes in competitive and casual swimming. The most difficult challenge to overcome for some swimmers is properly breathing during the freestyle, since the face is submerged in water a majority of the time. To...
Freestyle is one of five individual events in all levels of competitive swimming. In swimming competitions, swimmers compete for the fastest time over a certain length or number of laps using a certain stroke, a method of moving yourself through...
The freestyle stroke remains the fastest and most efficient competitive swimming stroke. According to the 2010 World, American and U.S. Open swimming records listed at usaswimming.org, freestyle swimmers have achieved the fastest times in...
Vigorous swimming master’s classes set for 6 a.m. at health clubs often focus on 30 minutes of freestyle. You can join such a group or borrow its ideas for your own 30 minute swim. Swimming freestyle can refer to either swimming the front...
Swimming is a form of aerobic exercise that is beneficial for a number of reasons. Because swimming is a low-impact activity, it is a good exercise for people with arthritis and other chronic pain conditions. Swimming also helps improve...
The breathing technique associated with the freestyle swimming stroke is one of the most difficult aspects of the stroke to learn. It takes coordination and correct timing to correlate your breathing with your swim stroke properly. Poor breathing...
Freestyle is the most common training stroke for swimmers. A few minor changes can be made to the stroke to make yourself go faster. Freestyle is done in both distance and sprint races; it is important to have a fast stroke for competition and...
Did you ever have a friend that could bend his thumb all the way back to his wrist or can you do it yourself? If so, you've witnessed at least one effect of being "double jointed." The term double jointed describes a condition known as...
Competitive swimming became more and more sophisticated in the first decade of the 21st century. New technology allows coaches to videotape swimmers from both above and below the water, using slow motion and stop action to analyze strokes. As USA...
Learning to swim freestyle or the front crawl is not as difficult as learning to swim other competitive swimming strokes. It doesn't require as much timing or rhythm as the butterfly and breastroke, and it is a more natural movement than the...
Learning to breathe properly in freestyle swimming makes you fast and efficient in the water. Freestyle is the fastest stroke, but body position makes it challenging to master. You face the bottom of the pool and must overcome the water's pressure...
Although swimmers in a competitive event can choose any stroke during the freestyle portion, the front crawl is the stroke of choice. Because of this, the terms front crawl and freestyle are used interchangeably. Repeated practice and proper...
Among the four swimming strokes -- freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly -- freestyle is consider the fastest and most widely used in conditioning. Though any stroke other than backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly can be used during a...
Swimming fast and efficiently takes practice. Swimmers never finish tweaking their strokes regardless of their age and coaches continually evolve training methods. Most lap and open-water fitness swimmers use freestyle because it is the most...
Freestyle is the fastest and most often-used stroke in fitness and competitive swimming. Also called the Australian Crawl or front crawl, freestyle is a long axis stroke, meaning your power generates along your length, around which you rotate in...
Freestyle swimming is the primary stroke used by those who want to move easily through the water. A few freestyle strokes might suffice for those who want to cool off in the summer while competitive swimmers spend hours in the pool honing their...
In 1844, Europeans witnessed the trouncing of British breaststroker Harold Kenworth by an American Indian named Flying Gull, who completed the 39.6 m distance in 30 seconds. The Times of London described Flying Gull's stroke as "un-European," and...
Kicking while swimming is meant to keep your back half floating -- try swimming without kicking and you'll find your legs sinking down and creating drag. However, that doesn't mean that viciously attacking the water is best. Kicking in freestyle...
Strength, power, energy and endurance are all important factors for anyone who participates in any freestyle swimming events. However, while a swimmer has to constantly work to stay in top condition, he also has to work on his technique to stay as...
Freestyle swimming appears to be just fine for pregnant women, although you always should check with your doctor about starting or continuing an exercise program when you are pregnant. In general, swimming is one of the best exercises for you, as...
Whether you're a sprint specialist, long-distance swimmer or triathlete, proper kicking techniques can greatly improve the efficiency of your freestyle stroke. Racing swimmers can generate substantial force with a good kick. Triathletes might want...
Your shoulders play a prominent and visible role in freestyle swimming, but your hips also provide essential power, just under the surface of the water. Freestyle, also called Australian crawl and front crawl, is the fastest of the four...
Freestyle is the most popular and seemingly the easiest stroke to master. In order to fully utilize the stroke it is important that you have correct timing of the stroke. Timing includes balance, rotation, pull and kick.
Improve your freestyle swim technique by refining movements in your arms and legs. The most efficient freestyle reduces drag and incorporates a clean entry of your hands into the water. Coordinate each part of your freestyle so you are executing...
The front crawl stroke, often referred to as the freestyle stroke, is the fastest stroke of the four used in competitive swimming. The front crawl was first used in Europe in 1844 by swimmers from South America against their British counterparts...
In freestyle swimming, one of the most difficult parts to learn is the most important: breathing. Besides the obvious--you have to breathe--proper breathing technique will help save energy and increase speed by making your stroke more efficient....
The reach, catch, pull, push and recovery are the arm movement components of the freestyle swimming stroke. The term “catch” became popular in the 19th century and refers to the point when your hand enters the water and prepares for...
The 400-meter freestyle is a common individual event in competitive swimming. In this long course event, competitors race eight lengths of a 50-meter, Olympic size swimming pool. It is considered a middle-distance event by most competitive...
There are four strokes in swimming: freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke. Of these, freestyle is the fastest. Its prone position and relatively easy movements are why many new swimmers begin with this stroke. A coach, instructor or...
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