Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. Most swimmers choose to swim front crawl during freestyle, as this style provides the fastest speed.

Technique

Freestyle swimming competitions can be any of the unregulated stroke as front crawl, dog paddle or sidestroke. Individual freestyle competitions can also be swum in one of the officially regulated strokes breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke. The freestyle part of medley competitions, however, cannot use breaststroke, butterfly, or backstroke. Most competitive swimmers will choose to swim front crawl during freestyle competitions, as this style provides the fastest speed. Freestyle competitions have also been swum completely and partially in other styles, especially at lower ranking competitions. During the Olympic Games, front crawl is swum almost exclusively during freestyle.

Related Topics:
Front crawl - Dog paddle - Sidestroke - Breaststroke - Butterfly - Backstroke - Medley - Olympic Games

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