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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.
100m butterfly: 56.33 Mizuki Hirai Japan 22 June 2024: Kanagawa Prefectural High School General Athletic Meet Kanagawa, Japan [42] 100m butterfly: 56.20 not ratified: Claire Curzan United States 10 April 2021: TAC Titans Premier Invitational Cary, United States [43] 100m butterfly: 56.06 not ratified, fastest all-time junior: Sarah Sjöström ...
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 50 butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, [1] which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.
Age Date Meet Place Ref Women's 50m butterfly: 25-29 27.10 Emma Gage Great Britain Trafford Metro Bor Swim Club 12 August 2015 World Championships: Kazan, Russia [92] 30-34 27.48 Martina Moravcova Slovakia 2008 35-39 27.46 Noriko Inada Japan 27 July 1978 36 years, 10 days 6 August 2014 FINA World Masters Championships: Montreal [7] 40-44 28.36
During a 150-meter Individual Medley race, Henry Myers was one of the first to use an overarm recovery while swimming breaststroke, becoming one of the earliest forms of butterfly. [7] In the United States, during the year of 1953, some medley races included the butterfly stroke, and the Amateur Athletic Union made it mandatory in 1954. [8] [9]
The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststroke was recognised in 1921. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes ...
Women's 100 metre butterfly (39 P) Women's 200 metre butterfly (14 P) Pages in category "Butterfly stroke" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.