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While commonly enjoyed recreationally, swimming is a highly-competitive sport that tests the speed, strength, and skill of athletes through a variety of individual and team events. Race finishes often come down to just a fingertip as competitors use a variety of swimming strokes (dictated by the event category), including freestyle (front crawl), backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke.

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Swimming On This Day
50 Metres Breaststroke Record Set in Budapest
May 13, 2021
Adam Peaty set a record time of 25.95 for the 50 m breaststroke at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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Swimming: Terms to Know
March 29, 2021
Learn the terminology used in the sport of swimming
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The important difference between being called ‘inspirational’ and actually inspiring others
March 18, 2021
Paralympian Mallory Weggemann discusses her book launch and how to turn inspiration into action.
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New to Swimming?
March 3, 2021
New sports can be scary, but swimming is one of the easiest sports to get started in. As a matter of fact, there are over 400,000 youth swimmers participating with USA Swimming today!
Athletes to Watch: Andrei Minakov
Athletes to Watch: Andrei Miakov
February 12, 2021
Learn more about swimmer Andrei Minakov.
Athletes to Watch: Ariarne Titmus
Athletes to Watch: Ariarne Titmus
February 12, 2021
Learn more about Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus.
Sport Guide: Understanding Marathon Swimming
Sport Guide: Understanding Marathon Swimming
January 11, 2021
Swimmers leave the safety of the pool to race over 10 kilometres in fiercely competitive open water where positioning becomes vital.
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Sport Guide: Inside Synchronised Swimming
January 11, 2021
Formerly called water ballet, synchronised swimming requires artistic expression, strength, flexibility and incredible lung capacity.
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Sport Guide: Swimming Explained
January 6, 2021
Fractions of seconds can determine a winner in this Olympic favourite, with individual and relay races covering all four strokes.
Swimming On This Day
Breaststroke Record Set in Rio Olympic Games
December 3, 2020
In the preliminary heats, Peaty broke his own world record of 57.55 seconds, which he set in 2015. Then he broke the record again, this time in the finals with winning with a time of 57.13 seconds.
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