Today, there are four recognized strokes in competitive swimming. It wasn't always that way. RJ Hemmingsen, a freshman at the University of Iowa, holds the Iowa State High School Athletic ...

The University of Iowa is the birthplace of the butterfly — the butterfly stroke that is. The swimming stroke was not exactly invented at Iowa, but it was certainly perfected in Iowa City in the early ...

Keep reading to learn more about each stroke and how they're swam, plus which muscles are worked. This powerful stroke requires a swimmer to move up out of the water and back down in a smooth, almost ...

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Never thought a human could become a butterfly? Maybe you haven't been watching enough Peacemaker. Anyway, it's actually kinda possible when you're a swimmer fond of the butterfly stroke. Dan Ginader, ...

Many swimmers find the butterfly the toughest stroke to master. Or, at the very least, the one they're most likely to look like an idiot doing. You either love it or hate it, but there are several ...

A study from the North Carolina State University introduces the world to the "Butterfly Bot," claiming that it is the "Fastest Swimming Soft Robot" in the existence of the robotics industry. This new ...

Today, we accept that there are four competitive strokes. But when the first rules for competitive swimming were written in the early 19th century, there was only one rule: Whoever swam the fastest ...