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.

When you first try front crawl, swim with all of your body close to the surface of the water, keeping your hips and legs behind your shoulders. Imagine you are trying to swim through a narrow tube ...

I can get a gold medal, 99%." That 1%. Bonk. Out. There weren’t supposed to be these sorts of surprises on this first night of swimming’s Olympic run at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. These were prelim ...

Firstly, we will work on improving your head position. If you can keep your head in the correct position it will help you to swim a faster back crawl.

"Isolate your arm motion by practising finger trails. When swimming Front Crawl, focus on bending your elbow and trailing your fingers along the water's surface," the experts explain. "This ...