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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 ...

I had a magic bed.It wasn't a special bed, though.It was originally one half of a bunk bed I shared with my younger brother.I ...

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 ...

My swimming lessons were great fun, but our instructors did try to teach us how to do the butterfly stroke. It’s a lunatic move. You have to make like a dolphin, which is tough if your body shape is ...