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Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions [1] on their swimming stroke. 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 ...
The switch to mid-race in a 100 m freestyle. The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight ( Blue Ribbon event) [ 1 ] of the sport of swimming , like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics , symbolizing the pinnacle of speed and athleticism in swimming competitions.
50 metre freestyle: 22.84 38 Did not advance 100 metre freestyle: 48.81 13 Q: 48.73 14 Did not advance 50 metre butterfly: 23.62 20 Did not advance 100 metre butterfly: Did not start Did not advance Andrew Jeffcoat: 50 metre backstroke: 25.16 15 Q: 24.88 10 Did not advance 100 metre backstroke: 54.63 21 Did not advance 200 metre backstroke: Did ...
The 4×50 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 50-metre freestyle leg in sequence. The world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA ("Fédération Internationale de Natation"), the international competitive swimming and aquatics federation that overseas the sport in international ...
As of February 2013, in the S11 50 m Freestyle Long Course, the men's world record is held by Yang Bozan and the women's world record is held by Cecilia Camellini. [7] In the S11 400 m Freestyle Long Course, the men's world record is held by the American John Morgan and the women's world record is held by the American Anastasia Pagonis. [8] [9]
The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... These swimmers are identified as freestyle swimmers in that Freestyle swimming is one of ...
Great Britain's Tom Dean put up a monumental effort for the Olympic mid-distance freestyle title in a race against his compatriot Duncan Scott. Swimming beside the early-leader in Korea's Hwang Sun-woo, Dean was second at the 50 m metre mark before falling to third at the last turn with Scott fifth. However, by the final 25 m, the race for gold ...