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Where did the front crawl originate?

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Which exercise is better front crawl or breast stroke?

Front crawl, or also called freestyle.

What is the difference between a front crawl and a back crawl?

sometimes front crawl can be known as freestyle or just normal swimming... the basic motion is laying stomach down with your legs kicking and ur arms going in front of ur head one at a time...hope this helps

How many calories will you burn swimming a mile using front crawl?

You can burn up to 500 calories by swimming a mile using front crawl. This is at a high intensity.

Who invented the front crawl?

The front crawl was invented by John Arthur Trudgen who learnt it from the native Americans in Argentina. (TheTdate is not know but people think that it was day in 1873.)

Difference between American crawl and Austrian crawl?

The American crawl involves further extension of the arm at the water-entry point and a faster kick, compare to the Australian, which is only of historical interest. What today is called the front crawl is the American crawl.

What is better a scissor kick or a front crawl?

There is no such stroke. The 4 strokes are freestyle (front crawl), breaststroke ("frog kicks" with "ice cream shape" pulls on your front), backstroke (circular arm motions with straight leg kicks on your back), and butterfly (double arms forward with a dolphin kick on your front).

What is better a front crawl or a back stroke?

back stroke

What is swimmer Stephanie Rice's favorite color?

the butterfly stroke

What is the crawl stroke in swiming?

Some people call it the front crawl. Most people call it Freestyle. It is generally the fastest stroke which is swum on your stomach.

What are the different strokes used in the Olympics?

front crawl, butterfly, backstroke, breastroke

What does trudgen butterfly dog paddle front crawl and backstroke have in common?

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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.

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