Freestyle swimming
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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 a
Start of the women's 400 m freestyle at the 2008 European Championships
Men's 100 m freestyle at the 2006 Euros
Breaststroke
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Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a larg
Freestyle swimming
…alternation, kicking the feet up and down (flutter kick). Individual freestyle events can also be swum using one of the officially regulated strokes (breaststroke, butterfly, or backstroke). For the freestyle part of medley swimming competitions, however, one cannot use breaststroke, butterfly, or backstroke…
Michael Phelps swimming breaststroke at the 2008 Missouri Grand Prix.
Breaststroke by Katie Hoff at 2008 Missouri Grand Prix.
Women's breaststroke at Alsterschwimmhalle during the 2007 German Collegiate Championship
200 meter breaststroke winners at the 2001 Santa Clara Invitational.