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What Is An Efficient Freestyle Stroke?
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What Is An Efficient Freestyle Stroke?

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Feb 19, 2010
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We all know that Olympic level swimmers are extremely efficient and move staggeringly quickly through water. But have you ever wondered about the range of stroke styles they use to achieve this? And if you've watched an elite triathlon swim have you noticed they tend to use a different style again?

How can they all use different styles and yet be so quic…

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