Front crawl
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The front crawl or forward crawl, also known as the Australian crawl or American crawl, is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front primary strokes. As such, the front crawl
Swimmer breathing during front crawl
Front crawl stroke training
Fanny Corbaux, We Nish Ka We Bee (Flying Gull) in London, 1844
Louisa Corbaux, Sah-Mah (Tobacco), 1844
Backstroke
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Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of ea
Front crawl
…freestyle swimming competition, and hence freestyle is used metonymically for the front crawl. It is one of two long axis strokes, the other one being the backstroke. Unlike the backstroke, the breaststroke, and the butterfly stroke, the front crawl is not regulated by World Aquatics. Hence, in "freestyle" competitive…
Gordan Kožulj swimming backstroke at 2008 Euros
Backstroke swimming (amateur competition, non-optimal style)
Amateur backstroke
Backstroke start, waiting for the signal