3.4 Front crawl

Two swimmers swimming front crawl in the sea filmed from above. They are towing pink tow floats.

Made for speed and distance Front crawl is currently the fastest and most efficient known way to swim on the water surface. It is the stroke most used in freestyle races. However, the front crawl we see today has evolved over the years. For example, in the early Olympics, most swimmers used the Trudgen, which…

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