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> how his heart holds up for eight hours of freestyle > every single day I expect NPR to not confuse freestyle and front crawl :-/
by peteretep 11y ago
> how his heart holds up for eight hours of freestyle
> every single day
I expect NPR to not confuse freestyle and front crawl :-/
- cityzen 11y agoI think NPR is correct since freestyle means any stroke. Do you really think he's just going to do front crawl for 5-6 months, 8 hours a day? I'm sure he'll do some breaststroke and backstroke as well.
- fearandclothing 11y agoGenerally, at least in competitive swimming, "freestyle" is synonymous with "front crawl." Technically, you can swim using any stroke you want during a freestyle event, but hardly anybody does since the front crawl is both the fastest and most efficient.
- claystu 11y agoI would go even further to say that after years of competitive swimming, I literally never heard it called "front crawl" by anyone. Every coach, swimmer, heat sheet, swimming record, etc...says freestyle. NPR calling freestyle "front crawl" would be like referring to Tuberculosis research as "the consumption."
- sanoli 11y agoExcept that for pretty much everyone, especially everyone involved with swimming, they are synonymous.