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Why don't swimmers use the butterfly stroke in a freestyle event?
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∙ 15y ago
Swimmers don't use the butterfly because they can generally swim front crawl faster. The butterfly stroke is generally the second fastest of the four competitive strikes, but is not as efficient as front crawl or freestyle which is generally considered the fastest stroke. Also in a medley relay each swimmer is required to swim one of four different strokes (back, breast, fly and free), so two swimmers swimming butterfly would result in a disqualification. This would not apply to a freestyle relay.
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What swimming event can swimmers change strokes?
You change strokes in the IM, Individual Medley, but it's in a certain order. First you do Butterfly, Then Backstroke, then Breaststroke, and then freestyle. In the IM you have to do the crawl for freestyle but in a freestyle event you can do a different stroke for the whole event, but it's not advised unless you're much faster in another stroke then the crawl.
What is the 100 meter freestyle?
It is a swimming event where a swimmer starts from the blocks, and swims for 100 meters how ever they choose. The only rules are that they can not push/pull on the lane line/ pool wall and bottom and they can not interfere with other swimmers.
How do you judge a swimmer who elects to swim the butterfly or any other stroke during a freestyle event?
You do not judge it as a butterfly(or what ever stroke they are swimming). You judge it by making sure they do not PUSH off the bottom(ok to stand), pulling on the lane line, or any other basics. No DQ's should be based on stroke technique or stroke swam.
What is a medley in swiming?
A medley event is one that requires the swimmer to swim all four competitive stroke categories in one race. The four stroke categories are butterfly, backstroke, breaskstroke and freestyle. Freestyle is actually not a stroke but, rather, unspecified category allowing the swimmer can choose any stroke s/he wishes. Almost all competitive swimmers swim crawl in the freestyle portion of medley events and also in freestyle individual events due to the fact that crawl is, by far, the fastest stroke. In international competitions there are three to four medley events: 2 individual events and 1 to 2 relay events. The invididual events are the 200 Individual Medley (aka 200IM) and the 400 Individual Medley (aka 400 IM). The relay event is the 400 Medley Relay. In short course meets (aka meets taking place in 25 meter or 25 yard pools), there is also a 200 Medley Relay. However, this event does not appear in long course (50 meter pool) meets such as the Olympic Games. Additionally, there is sometimes a 100 Medley Relays offered for younger swimmers (e.g. 12 and under) in short course local meets. In Individual Medley events, the order of the strokes in (1) butterfly, (2) backstroke, (3) breastroke and (4) freestyle. In Medley Relay events, the order is (1) backstroke), (2) breastroke, (3) butterfly and (4) freestyle. The order is different for relays primarily because backstrokers start their leg of the relay in the water, as opposed to on the blocks. And it is too difficult to have and incoming swimmer touch the wall when a backstroker is waiting in the water. Thus, in Medley Relays, backstrokers go first.
What type of swimming did ian thorpe?
Freestyle is his main stroke, and 400m was probably his best event
Why do all swimmers use the front crawl during a freestyle event?
Answer: Because its one of the fastest ways to swim. Its the fastest style
What is a 200 yard freestyle?
A two-hundred yard freestyle is an event at a swim meet in which the swimmer will swim the freestyle stroke back and forth across a normal pool four times (twice across, twice back).
Is free-style the front crawl?
If they had to I think they would. Front crawl is the fastest type of stroke so they would try to use it for most of the event and not others like the breastroke, backstroke, butterfly, etc.
Who is dawn fraser?
Dawn Fraser is an Australian Swimming Legend. She is one of only three swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times - in her case the 100 metres freestyle.
What does the 'im' mean in swimming?
Individual Medley. That is when the swimmer swims butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle in that order in a certain amount depending on the event.
What is the Individual Medley relay?
A medley relay race is when 4 swimmers swim a relay race where each swimmer uses a different stroke. The first swims a backtstroke, the second swims a breastroke, the third swims a butterfly, and the final swimmer swims a freestyle. They go in alphabetical order. in track there are several types of medley relays one example is the 800 medley relay the people run like this: 1. 100m 2.100m 3.200m 4.400m in track theres two different medley relays THE SPRINT medley relay (SMR) totals 1mile Is ran with two 200metre runners a 400 metre runner and an 800 metre runner in the distance medley relay (DMR) ererything is doubled it can also be when the 1st runner: 100m, second runner: 200m, third runner: 300m and the fourth runner 400m
What is the team for swimming?
A swim team is a group of competitive swimmers that swim ___ laps depending on the age of the swimmer. They have different heats if there are a lot of swimmers in the same event. 4 strokes are swam, Freestyle, Backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. There are also relays with 4 swimmers, and a IM (individual medley) which is all 4 strokes in one race. If you want to see a very competitive level of kid swimming then search USA swimming.
