Swimming strokes

Front crawl/freestyle :

In 1844 two native Americans competing in a swimming regatta in London introduced their new revolutionary overarm stroke.Flying Gull beat Tobacco to take the winner's medal.The stroke was later developed by Englishman John Trudgen, and then by Australian Richard Cavill,who realized the importance of kicking the feet at the same time as moving the arms.Front crawl is the fastest swimming stroke and has a maximum speed of 1.71m (5.6ft) a second.