The freestyle stroke was first introduced in the Olympics. Later, three other strokes such as backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly were included in the Summer Games. On that note, let's have a ...

Freestyle swimming has been included in every modern Olympics. Currently, freestyle is contested in more Olympic events than any other stroke, at distances of 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m.

We asked the swimming legend to impart some holy-grail advice on nailing the freestyle stroke: Eyes on the prize? Try the bottom of the pool. It may feel unnatural at first but Mark advocates look ...

You could call it a stroke of swimming genius. U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky has galloped away with two more gold medals in the 800 meter and 1,500 meter women’s freestyle swimming events at the ...

However, you can also practice freestyle to help you work on your overall swimming conditioning. Since you are a non-swimmer, the side stroke with a scissor kick works better for you, as your ...

"We could be twins." Snoop — who declined goggles from Phelps with a "hell no" — put his all into a vigorous freestyle stroke before the 23-time Olympic champion demonstrated his backstroke.

There are 14 different freestyle races in the Olympics, more than any other stroke. Jim Bahn If you want to beat Michael Phelps in a race, you should probably just give up. Or, you can try to ...

We asked the swimming legend to impart some holy-grail advice on nailing the freestyle stroke: Eyes on the prize? Try the bottom of the pool. It may feel unnatural at first but Mark advocates look ...