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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 style uses two kicks per cycle. Breaststroke: performed face down in the water without rotating the
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.
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.
breaststroke: American Record (50 m) U.S. Open Record (50 m) 50 breast: 26.45 Nic Fink (USA) 2022 World Championships June 21, 2022 / Budapest, Hungary: 26.52 [7] Michael Andrew (MA Swim Academy) 2022 USA International Team Trials April 28, 2022 / Greensboro, North Carolina: 100 breast: 58.14 [8] Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club) 2020 US Olympic ...
100m breaststroke: 1:02.36 = Alia Atkinson Jamaica 26 August 2016: World Cup: Chartres, France [163] 200m breaststroke: 2:12.50 Kate Douglass United States 13 December 2024: World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [164] [165] 50m butterfly: 23.94 sf: Gretchen Walsh United States 10 December 2024: World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [166] [167 ...
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]
She qualified for her third Summer Games appearance by winning the 100-meter breaststroke final Monday in Indianapolis. King will become the first U.S. swimmer to race the 100- and 200-meter ...
On 31 October 1994, times in 50 m backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly were added to the official record listings. FINA currently recognises world records in these events for both men and women. [38] Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m; Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m; Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m