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Butterfly stroke Overhead shot of a swimmer performing the butterfly stroke Butterfly stroke, shortly before entering the water again; view from behind. The butterfly (shortened to fly [1]) is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick") along with the movement of the hips and chest.
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on 30 November and 1 December in the Olympic Park Swimming and Diving Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. [1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Butterfly stroke: performed face down in the water. The legs perform a dolphin kick while the arms move in a forward circle at the same time. Slow butterfly (also known as "moth stroke"): Similar to butterfly, but with an extended gliding phase, Breathing during the pull/push phase, return head into the water during recovery.
This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive Aquatics.
The first world record in the 100 metres butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, for both men and women. In the short-course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Gretchen Walsh swam the two fastest times in history in the 100-meter butterfly to qualify for her first Olympics. How Gretchen Walsh, once ‘just a bathtub swimmer,’ became a breakout Olympic ...
100 m butterfly details: Shelley Mann United States: 1:11.0 (OR) Nancy Ramey United States: 1:11.9 Mary Sears United States: 1:14.4 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay details Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp: 4:17.1 (WR) United States (USA) Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza: 4:19.2 South Africa ...
Butterfly, breaststroke Jiro Nagasawa ( 長沢 二郎 , Nagasawa Jirō , February 2, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was a Japanese swimmer. He is credited with the invention of the modern butterfly stroke .