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Competitive swimming at the world level is regulated by FINA and consists of races in a man made pool of either 50 meters or 25 meters in length. In the USA many swimming competitions are contested in pools that are 25 yards long.<br /><br /> | Competitive swimming at the world level is regulated by FINA<ref>[http://www.fina.org Official FINA Website]</ref> and consists of races in a man made pool of either 50 meters or 25 meters in length. In the USA many swimming competitions are contested in pools that are 25 yards long.<br /><br /> | ||
There are four recognized strokes used in competitive swimming. They are Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle. There are stringent regulations placed on the first three strokes, while freestyle events allow nearly any stroke to be used. Most freestyle swimmers use the front crawl stroke as it is generally faster than any other stroke. | There are four recognized strokes used in competitive swimming. They are Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle. There are stringent regulations placed on the first three strokes, while freestyle events allow nearly any stroke to be used. Most freestyle swimmers use the front crawl stroke as it is generally faster than any other stroke. | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 9 January 2008
Competitive swimming at the world level is regulated by FINA[1] and consists of races in a man made pool of either 50 meters or 25 meters in length. In the USA many swimming competitions are contested in pools that are 25 yards long.
There are four recognized strokes used in competitive swimming. They are Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle. There are stringent regulations placed on the first three strokes, while freestyle events allow nearly any stroke to be used. Most freestyle swimmers use the front crawl stroke as it is generally faster than any other stroke.