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.

If you're keen on entering a swim event or trying your hand at triathlon, front crawl is the stroke you're going to want to master. But for beginners, it's often tricky… and it can feel like a ...

We also look at how you can improve your stoke rate and swimming endurance... If you're keen on entering a swim event or trying your hand at triathlon, front crawl is the stroke you're going to want ...

Struggling to nail your front crawl swim and think you need to put some hours in to bring your technique up to speed? Learn how to improve your front crawl technique and make the most of your time ...

Freestyle, the speedster of swimming strokes, dominates not only in popularity but in its fluidity. Swimmers that employ a front crawl often showcase long, rhythmic strokes alongside powerful kicks.

Count how many leg kicks you do for a length of the pool. Then try changing the speed and count again. If you are used to breathing every two strokes on your right hand side, try doing this to your ...

and you might be wondering what's the best swim stroke for burning calories? Breaststroke, front crawl, back crawl and butterfly all have their unique advantages, work slightly different muscle ...

There are four strokes in Olympic swimming events: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. While there are few restrictions in freestyle events, swimmers always use the front crawl ...

Three weekly pool sessions should do the trick. Different strokes... Swimming utilises all the major muscle groups. Although you can use specific strokes to target individual muscles, you’ll generally ...

especially when performing freestyle (or front crawl) and backstroke swim strokes. “The shoulder muscles help you to reach far and your hands to correctly enter the water,” says Campus.