By definition, freestyle events permit athletes to use any style of swimming they choose. However, one technique, the front ...

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 in ...

Keep your kick compact with an up and down motion that stays within about six to eight inches from the surface, feet gently ...

Swimming effective front crawl means mastering several key skills. The ‘catch and pull’ are fundamental to front crawl and it’s here we start to make a big difference to speed through the water. For ...

Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

Competitive swimming represents a complex interplay between human movement and fluid mechanics. Biomechanical analysis focuses on the forces generated by muscle actions, joint kinematics and ...