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

The 200 freestyle is unique in that it is both a distance event and it is a sprint depending on one's age and stamina.

The 200 freestyle, where distance swimmers meet sprinters, is one of the hardest events in competitive swimming. Whether you are racing the 200 freestyle in short course yards or meters, or long ...

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