[DOC] [TLE] Front crawl - Wikipedia [PAR] The front crawl or forward crawl, also known as the Australian crawl or American 
crawl, is a swimming stroke usually regarded as the fastest of the four front 
primary strokes. As such, the front crawl stroke is almost universally used during 
a freestyle swimming .... Because the front crawl is most commonly used in 
freestyle competitions,... [DOC] [TLE] Freestyle swimming - Wikipedia [PAR] Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the 
International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to 
only limited restrictions on their swimming stroke, affording the swimmer great 
freedom in style. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming 
competitions, with ... The stroke used almost universally in freestyle races is the 
front crawl, as this... [DOC] [TLE] History of swimming - Wikipedia [PAR] Competitive swimming in Britain started around 1830, mostly using breaststroke. 
Swimming .... Front crawl variants used different ratios of scissor kicks to arm 
strokes, ... The pointed ends made it slide faster through the water, although it 
can cause ... Six events were planned for the swimming competition, but only four 
events... [DOC] [TLE] Asking all armchair aqualinguists: "Freestyle" vs "front crawl" in ... [PAR] I always understood that the stroke itself is called "front crawl". "Freestyle" is the 
name of a swimming event where you can use any style, but ... In western 
Canada I've heard both front crawl and, years ago, Australian crawl. ... "Vrije slag" 
isn't used in the Netherlands to mean front crawl, as far as I know. [DOC] [TLE] The Swimming Strokes - Topend Sports [PAR] In freestyle swimming events, as the name implies, the stroke used is not ... is 
also known as the front crawl or Australian crawl), is the fastest swimming stroke. 
... not have to touch the wall with their hand, enabling them to do a much faster 
turn. [DOC] [TLE] The Development of the Modern Stroke - Washington Post [PAR] The breaststroke and the recently developed sidestroke were used. ... This early 
form of the front crawl was successful in that race, but the English continued ... 
Kick variations included different multiples of scissors kicks or alternating .... The 
first modern Olympic Games had only four swimming events, three of them 
freestyle. [DOC] [TLE] History of Swimming Strokes | LIVESTRONG.COM [PAR] Dec 15, 2015 ... By 1938, the stroke was used by most competitive breaststroke swimmers ... The 
front crawl is also sometimes credited to Australian Richard Cavill, who ... 
Freestyle swimming events were introduced to the Olympic Games in 1896. ... 
The Breaststroke & How to Swim Faster ... 5 Types of Swimming Styles. [DOC] [TLE] The Different Swimming Strokes / Styles - Enjoy Swimming [PAR] They are well-known because they are used in swimming competitions. ... The 
Freestyle Stroke or front crawl is often the preferred stroke of seasoned swimmers
. It uses ... Backstroke is faster than breaststroke but slower than butterfly. [DOC] [TLE] The Origin of Freestyle, The Australian Crawl - SwimSwam [PAR] Jun 5, 2013 ... Australian's credit Alick Wickham with the invention of the front crawl (aka 
freestyle), but some debate who was the first to use this style of swimming. ... The 
holidays are approaching fast. ... a crawl stroke mimicking the native South 
Americans, but he used the scissor .... Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. [DOC] [TLE] Swimming Science Bulletin [PAR] Unfortunately, at the Atlanta Olympic Games all crawl-stroke events except the ... 
(1896) the winners in all the swimming events used the single-arm-over side-
stroke, but by ... Although he swam the double-over-arm (so-called trudgen stroke
) Barney ... the Australian crawl action they unwittingly developed a faster leg 
stroke,... [DOC] [TLE] Swimming Strokes Found in History - Natural Swimmer [PAR] The swim stroke history of Freestyle swimming is tied to the "front crawl", which is 
... styles and it is frequently used for training of competitive speed swimmers. ... 
The backstroke was eventually perfected by

Question: Front & Australian are types of this fast overarm swimming stroke used in freestyle events
Answer: crawl