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World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m , 100m , 200m , 400m , 800m , 1500m
Breaststroke is the slowest of the four official styles in competitive swimming.The fastest breaststrokers can swim about 1.70 meters (~5.6 feet) per second. It is sometimes the hardest to teach to rising swimmers after butterfly due to the importance of timing and the coordination required to move the legs properly.
The remaining strokes are sorted according to the speed, with breaststroke being the slowest, butterfly in the middle, and freestyle being the fastest stroke. The order of the strokes for medley relay is as follows: [5] Backstroke; Breaststroke; Butterfly; Freestyle: It can be any stroke except butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke. [2]
Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters (55 yards) and reaching 1,500 meters (1,600 yards), [2] also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for ' front crawl ', [ 3 ] as front crawl is the fastest surface swimming stroke. [ 4 ]
She strode into U.S. trials and won all three of her events, the 200 IM, 200 breaststroke and 100 freestyle. She eventually dropped the 100 free, though, to home in on the two 200s — and the 200 ...
2:03.35 Regan Smith (USA) 2019 World Championships (sf) July 26, 2019 / Gwangju, South Korea: 2:03.80 Regan Smith (Sun Devil) 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships June 28, 2023 / Indianapolis, Indiana breaststroke: American Record (50 m) U.S. Open Record (50 m) 50 breast: 29.40 Lilly King (USA) 2017 World Championships July 30, 2017 ...
Breaststroke: performed face down in the water without rotating the torso. The arms stay in the water and move synchronously, while the legs perform a whip kick (which is sometimes called a breaststroke kick). It is possible to keep the head elevated out of the water throughout the stroke, although the head usually dips in and out.
Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, [1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a ...