Nice to meet you. I'm Takaya Irie, the Cat Swimmer.I have 15 years of competitive swimming experience, placed 2nd at the ...

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Keep reading to learn more about each stroke and how they're swam, plus which muscles are worked. This powerful stroke requires a swimmer to move up out of the water and back down in a smooth, almost ...

Today, we accept that there are four competitive strokes. But when the first rules for competitive swimming were written in the early 19th century, there was only one rule: Whoever swam the fastest ...

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi wins the woman's 200-meter butterfly stroke title in 2.03.97 seconds at the 2026 National Swimming Championships (25m) in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Fu ...