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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.
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 .
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.
butterfly: American Record (25 m) U.S. Open Record (25 m) 50 fly: 21.99 [19] Tom Shields (USA) 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup October 9, 2021 / Budapest, Hungary: 21.99 Dylan Carter (Trinidad and Tobago) 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup November 5, 2022 / Indianapolis, United States: 100 fly: 47.78 Caeleb Dressel (Cali Condors) 2020 International ...
Jack George Sieg (December 10, 1914 – December 21, 1968) was an American swimmer who used the butterfly stroke in 1935, [1] developed by his coach Dave Armbruster. [2] He competed for the University of Iowa [3] and first used the stroke in a breaststroke leg of a medley relay February 25, 1935.
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 ...
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.
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 ...