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	Freestyle swimming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA.
		Freestyle swimming competitions can be any of the unregulated stroke as front crawl, dog paddle or sidestroke.
		Freestyle means that in an event so designated the swimmer may swim any style, except that in individual medley or medley relay events, freestyle means any style other than backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freestyle_swimming (758 words)

	Freestyle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word freestyle is used to describe a sport or other activity where the participant is free to choose a style at will.
		Freestyle was the name of hip hop musician Pretty Tony's one man band.
		Freestyle fighting, a kind of martial art that incorporates various styles and forms of martial arts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freestyle (307 words)

	Does Resisted & Assisted Freestyle Swimming Adversely Affect Stroke Mechanics?
		Swimming paddles, a form of resisted training, were found to produce movement patterns and movement speeds unlike those of natural freestyle swimming (Payton and Lauder, 1995).
		It was the aim of this study to further the understanding of the effects that both assisted and resisted swimming have on freestyle stroke mechanics.
		Maglischo, C.W., Maglischo, E.W., Sharp, R.L., Zier, D.J., and Katz, A. Tethered and nontethered crawl swimming.
	www.coachesinfo.com /category/swimming/121 (2047 words)

	Lift or drag in freestyle swimming?
		The issue of whether propulsion in freestyle swimming is due primarily to lift or drag appeared to have been settled in the early 1970s.
		Following observations that the hands of champion freestyle swimmers scribed curved paths during the pull phase of the stroke, Brown and Counsilman (1971) and Counsilman (1971) promoted the idea that good swimmers use sculling actions with their hands pitched to utilize lift forces as the dominant means of propulsion.
		Initially, the lift in freestyle swimming was thought to be generated in accordance with Bernoulli's Principle: when "foil-like" objects move through a fluid at high speed and small angles to the flow large lift forces are generated and the drag forces are comparatively small.
	www.sportsci.org /news/biomech/skeptic.html (2282 words)

	Swimming Technique: Hidden factors in freestyle swimming
		Nevertheless, in the mid-20th century, a radical improvement in world freestyle records was at least partially attributable to the final acceptance of shoulder-roll as a natural part of the stroke.
		Swimming with shoulder blades held flat not only restricts body roll and the arm recovery, but also limits the range of the arm stroke.
		The versatility of the arms in swimming is due to the shoulder being a tri-axial joint capable of multiple motions: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation and external rotation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3871/is_200304/ai_n9208025 (1493 words)

	swimming. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Swimming calls more muscles into play with exact coordination than most other sports, and its high repetition of movement makes it extremely beneficial to the cardiovascular system.
		Swimming strokes should create the least possible water resistance; there should be a minimum of splashing so that forward motion is smooth and not jerky.
		In freestyle swimming any stroke may be used, but the crawl, considered the speediest, is almost always favored.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sw/swimming.html (640 words)

	GLOSSARY OF SWIMMING TERMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Swimming "flat" would be the sensation of swimming directly on your stomach/back all the time.
		Circle Swim - When there are more than two swimmers in a lane during practice/warm ups, swimmers swim up on the right side, staying close to the lane line, and return on the other side in the same fashion, always staying to the right of the fl centerline.
		Freestyle (or Free) is swum as the fourth stroke in the Medley Relay and fourth stroke in the Individual medley.
	www.norfolksilverdolphins.com /glossary.htm (8628 words)

	AskMen.com - Swimming
		You've probably heard that swimming is great exercise, but you may have never really taken the time to learn how to use it to your advantage.
		The main types of swimming strokes are freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke, with the butterfly being considered the most difficult by far.
		Freestyle swimming, also known as the front crawl or Australian crawl, is basically what the name implies.
	www.askmen.com /sports/bodybuilding_100/138_fitness_tip.html (713 words)

	Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Freestyle is the quicker and more popular style than all the others.
		Backstroke resembles freestyle swimming as far as the alternating movements of arms and legs.
		If the swimmer gets out of synch, he or she will be considered by the judges as swimming freestyle and be disqualified.
	www.athens2004.com /athens2004/page/legacy?lang=en&cid=ed1b470429149f00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD (487 words)

	Guy's Freestyle Swimming Page
		Freestyle, also known as the front crawl, is a very gracefull stroke to watch when it is done well.
		Swimming freestyle involves a lot of concentration, to do it well, and a concentrated mind is a happy mind!
		To swim through the water with the highest speed your hand/arm needs to move through the water at around the same speed as your progress through the water.
	www.jagara.co.uk /swimmingtips.html (1239 words)

	Swimming Technique: Thoughts on the Crawl Stroke, July 2000
		It is important to note that the 'core or trunk' swimming of the great Australian freestylers emphasizes the motions of the largest and most powerful muscles of the trunk while minimizing the involvement of the smaller muscles of the arm and forearm.
		A local swim club was practicing at the same time as the national team members, and he noted that the age groupers were using the same basic technique.
		The current Australian superiority in the freestyle events is a result of the outstanding application of an old technique applied by superior athletes who are well-trained and highly motivated.
	www.swimmingworldmagazine.com /articles/swimtechnique/articles/200007-01st_art.asp (4078 words)

	Indiadiets, Exercises: Swimming; Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Diets, Weight Loss, Weight reduction, Diet counseling, ...
		Many people like to start their day with a swim, while others swim at the end of the day, letting the water rid them of accumulated stress and tension.
		As you progress, you'll be able to swim farther and faster at each workout, and the efficiency of your strokes will improve.
		The freestyle, or crawl, is the most efficient and strenuous stroke.
	www.indiadiets.com /Exercises/Swimming.htm (430 words)

	Swim.net Technique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Overview: Freestyle and backstroke are referred to the long-axis strokes, as you are rotating on the long-axis of your body while performing these two strokes.
		Maintain a head position as though you were swimming freestyle, with your head in line with your spine.
		While swimming 50 repeats, calculate your "score" for each 50 by counting your strokes in both directions (one arm equals one stroke) and adding it to your time.
	www.swim.net /technique/strokes/drills/index.cfm?stroke=Freestyle (711 words)

	Eastern Express Swimming - New Jersey
		Swimming the freestyle with “big arms” and head still min.
		Swim 25 yards butterfly, 50 yards breastroke, 50 yards elementary backstroke and 50 yards sidestroke.
		Swim 300 yards freestyle, 100 yards backstroke and 100 individual medley.
	www.expressswimming.com /swimamerica.htm (580 words)

	Triathlon - Swimming
		Any swim program that prescribes only distance, interval or pace is as incomplete as a cycling or running workout that tells you only how far.
		Mainly because habits are hard to break and swim training methods developed between the 1930s and 1960s still prevail today even though a growing body of evidence says that efficiency matters most.
		Swimming at a lower stroke count is the exact equivalent.
	www.beginnertriathlete.com /swimming.htm (1233 words)

	TSI's Swimming Instruction and Swim Class Levels including Beginner Swimming, Next Step Swim instruction, and Lap ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		You will be able to swim, according to our definition: being at ease and comfortable in deep water and being able to go from here to there in the deep or shallow, confidently and peacefully.
		The Freestyle class is given in the vacation format for 7 days and is usually 10 meetings of 2.5-3 hours.
		The point of Transpersonal Swimming Institute's existence is that we teach you how to be a safe diver: how to prevent panic, be in control in the ocean and to dive with calm.
	www.conquerfear.com /classlevels.shtml (1824 words)

	freestyle swimming techniques
		Freestyle swimming techniques: Only the development of swimming flumes in the 1970s allowed tests to be performed which compared to those being carried out on such activities as cycling and running.
		The suggestion by some that swim training is all about technique, once a certain level of physical fitness has been reached, has been proved wrong by the application of these more advanced training aids.
		For instance, the finding that peak oxygen uptake during swimming was influenced relatively more by swim training than maximal oxygen uptake during running is by run training emphasised the importance of quality training sessions for swimmers.
	www.pponline.co.uk /encyc/0049.htm (397 words)

	College of Notre Dame - Swimming News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Parrow won the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke events at the AWCC Championships this weekend at Hood College in Frederick, Md. She was also a member of the Gators 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relays at the meet, and she placed second in the 100-yard butterfly.
		She finished second in the 400-yard individual medley (5:18.65), third in the 500-yard freestyle (5:54.70) and 1,000-yard freestyle (12:00.20) and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:34.59).
		Geis was second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:52.69), third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:14.77) and 200-yard backstroke (2:33.14).
	www.ndm.edu /activities/athletics/swimming/nd_stAct_SWnews.cfm (2659 words)

	Halfbakery: Real 100m freestyle swimming
		It seems that swimming competitors are permitted to use any stroke they want in 'freestyle' events.
		Before anyone else says it though, what I forsee is that in the same way that the crawl has become the choice of all swimmers for the 'freestyle', the choice of swimming medium for all organisers of competitions will be...
		Since the crawl style known as freestyle is actually named Australian crawl (even if there is some considerable suspicion it originated in the Vanuatu region of the Pacific) I think the freestyle should be held in a 50m Olympic standard pool of beer.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Real_20100m_20freestyle_20swimming (497 words)

	Inwit Publishing, Inc. and Inwit, LLC -- Writings, Links and Software Demonstrations - The Science of the Summer Games ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Organized swimming hardly existed until the nineteenth century, although the Japanese did have competitive swimming as far back as 36 B.C. During the Middle Ages Europeans swam very little — the feeling was that water spread disease, and should be avoided (for washing too!).
		James Counsilman, the hugely successful Indiana University swimming coach, wrote, "Although a swimmer may swim in an almost straight line, his movements to accomplish this are all circular or rotary...." World-class swimmers used to try to root out the s-curve from their strokes, but "it kept winning races," and now the s-curve is lovingly cultivated.
		Obviously, some wavemaking is inevitable in vigorous swimming, but in modern pools the effect is reduced in two ways: by contoured "gutters" around the edges of the pool, which damp out wave action, and by dividing the competition lanes with finlike disks or perforated floating cylinders.
	www.inwit.com /inwit/writings/scienceofthesummergames.html (5160 words)

	Press Release - 23
		While swimming for the St. Charles Club Swim Team, he was a Top 16 performer in the 100 freestyle at the Ann Arbor Grand Prix and a Top 8 in the Speedo Championship Series in the 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
		She is the owner of six school records including the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.
		While swimming for Upper Main Line YMCA, she became a two-time YMCA All-American and was a two-time national finalist in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle.
	www.gopsusports.com /pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=6431 (1253 words)

	Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Classes are designed to give your child the fundamentals needed to master the art of swimming and follow a teaching guideline developed by the GCSTO instructional staff.
		Freestyle swimming with rhythmic breathing (25yds), backstroke swimming (25yds), diving in, introductory backstroke starts, introductory breaststroke kicking, butterfly kicking on board (25yds), treading water (60sec), and front and back sculling (15yds/25yds, respectively)
		Freestyle swimming with rhythmic breathing (25yds), backstroke swimming (25yds), diving in, introductory backstroke starts, butterfly kicking on board (25yds), treading water (60sec), and front and back sculling (15yds/25yds, respectively)
	www.gcsto.com /Lessons/programs.htm (904 words)

	Biomechanics Abstracts
		Payton, C. J., and Mullineaux, D. Effect of body roll on hand velocity in freestyle swimming.
		Deschodt, V. Relative contribution of arms and legs in humans to propulsion in 25-m sprint front-crawl swimming.
		Brooks, R. W., Lane, C. C., and Rix, J. The interrelationship of force-velocity dynamics and propulsion impulse in freestyle swimmers.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /dept/coachsci/swimming/biomechs/table.htm (1599 words)

	Sam Dyshaw Invited to the 2004 NCAA Championships :: Dyshaw will compete in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 ...
		A senior from Montevideo, Minn., Dyshaw qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 freestyle by swimming the 31st fastest time nationally (22.98).
		She broke her own ISU 50 freestyle mark of 23.01 she set at last year's Big 12 Championships on the second day of the 2004 league meet with a 22.98 clocking and a second-place finish.
		She later joined teammates Kim Schmugge, Petra Plaminkova and Brita Benson in swimming a school-record time of 1:42.78 in the 200 medley relay, placing fourth.
	cyclones.collegesports.com /sports/w-swim/spec-rel/030504aaa.html (258 words)

	Sports and Games/Water Sports/Water Sports Sub-category List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Record-breaking Russian Alexander Popov won the 50-m freestyle swimming race in 21.64 seconds in Moscow, Russia, on June 16, 2000.
		Russia's Aleksandr Popov swam the fastest men's short-course 100-m freestyle in 46.74 seconds on March 19, 1994, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
		The record for the shortcourse 4 x 100-m men's freestyle relay is 3 min 9.57 sec, set by Johan Nystrom, Lars Frolander, Mattias Ohlin, and Stefan...
	www.guinnessworldrecords.com /content_pages/record_subcategory.asp?subcategoryid=69 (251 words)

	Rutgers Swept by UNC, Florida State
		Smith also placed second in the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 4:32.57 and third in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:53.29.
		The men’s 400-yard freestyle relay team of Kush, Matt Campbell, Morse and Van Norman recorded a second place showing, swimming the event in 3:05.59, an NCAA A qualifying time.
		Junior Casmera Wick (Longmont, CO) finished second for RU in the 200-yard freestyle, swimming the event in 1:51.24.
	www.scarletknights.com /swimming/news/release.asp?prID=285 (617 words)

	USATODAY.com - Endurance events often lost in sprinters' wake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In swimming, two-time Olympic gold medalist Brooke Bennett has kept the USA's streak alive in the women's 800 freestyle — U.S. women have won the event at every Games since 1984.
		On the men's side, distance freestyler Erik Vendt has Chris Thompson, the 2000 Olympic bronze medalist in the 1,500, and up-and-comer Larsen Jensen at his shoulders in the U.S. lanes.
		Schubert, who sees in swimming "a war between the fast-food thinkers and the big-picture thinkers," would like to eliminate the 50 freestyle events from competitions and to require all young swimmers to train for race distances of 200 meters and above.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/olyglory/2003-06-04-distance_x.htm (778 words)

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