By definition, freestyle events permit athletes to use any style of swimming they choose. However, one technique, the front ...

Keep reading to learn more about each stroke and how they're swam, plus which muscles are worked. This powerful stroke requires a swimmer to move up out of the water and back down in a smooth, almost ...

Today, we accept that there are four competitive strokes. But when the first rules for competitive swimming were written in the early 19th century, there was only one rule: Whoever swam the fastest ...

Later this week, Japan’s Shoma Sato could push the world record of 2:06.12 in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Japanese Olympic Trials. His presence in the event has certainly been felt and he is a ...