The fastest “stroke” evolved from the breaststroke…to the sidestroke…to the overarm sidestroke…to the trudgen stroke…to the Australian crawl…to the modern stroke that we call ...

These techniques include the backstroke, freestyle/front crawl, breaststroke and butterfly, but there are other types, such as the elementary backstroke, combat sidestroke, the Trudgen stroke and ...

The first swimmer to complete the course was Robert Dowling* in 1915, using the trudgen stroke. Dowling went on to become a wealthy businessman and philanthropist. He donated a college to the city ...