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The 17 pages that link to Freestyle swimming, each with the reason it gives.
Front crawlRelated: Front crawl is the stroke almost always chosen for freestyle races.
Michael PhelpsRelated: His freestyle speed made him valuable in Olympic relay events.
Individual medleyRelated: It closes the sequence and permits any stroke, usually front crawl.
Mark SpitzRelated: Freestyle events accounted for three of his seven 1972 gold medals.
Ryan LochteRelated: Freestyle relay legs contributed several of Lochte’s Olympic medals.