Butterfly became an independent stroke and made its Olympic debut at the 1956 Melbourne Games. The stroke is contested over distances of 100m and 200m. In swimming, the term “medley” refers to events ...

Stick and stay: To draft off another swimmer for an extended period during a race Strung out: To become separated from one another during an open water race, especially in the later stages of the race ...

You will swim butterfly well if you breathe every two strokes as this will keep you more streamlined. Try keeping your head down for one arm pull and then breathing on the next arm pull. Keep this ...

The butterfly is the most intimidating, difficult and tiring of swimming’s four strokes. There is also the freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke. But it’s the butterfly, which is swum on the ...

The 20-year-old athlete — who announced her retirement from swimming after she failed to qualify for the 100-meter butterfly semifinal at the Paris Games on July 27 — shared a link to her ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful. More importantly, some have colourful and elaborate patterns that serve as a defence against hungry predators. There are many butterfly and moth ...

A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation. A species of tropical butterfly ...

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Local cyclist Tony Valente told KOIN 6 News that he was riding his bike past Siletz Bay at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday when he ...

Both swimmers surpassed the standard of 57.34 set by the Japan Swimming Federation for sending athletes to the Paris Games. Ikee competed in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro ...

Dramatic recent declines in the size of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) roosts during fall migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (43) DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

“Going into the meet I was looking for the record,” Bezanson said. The butterfly is the most intimidating, difficult and tiring of swimming’s four strokes. There is also the freestyle, breaststroke, ...