Freedivers can hold their breath for more than 10 minutes. The average high school swimmer swims 1 million strokes per season. The odds of swimming in the Olympics are slim to none.
The oldest form of stroke used is the breaststroke. Ancient drawings and paintings found in Egypt depicting people swimming date back to 2500 BCE. ... Swimming first became an Olympic event in 1896. Swimming in the Olympics started as a men's event only but women were able to participate starting in 1912.
During each portion of the event, swimmers must swim the strokes legally. For example, swimmers must finish the butterfly and breaststroke laps with two-hand-touches and finish the backstroke lap on their backs.
5 Types of Swimming Styles Front Crawl. You will commonly hear the front crawl referred to as the freestyle stroke, since the majority of the swimmers in a freestyle event use it because it provides the most speed. Backstroke. Butterfly. Breaststroke. Sidestroke. free. and much more.