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 ...

Mark Spitz nearly mastered swimming's most difficult stroke, the butterfly. Fulfilling all the pre-Olympic hype, he won four individual events -- in the 100- and 200-meter freestyle and 100- and ...

Luca Urlando of the United States looks on before the Men's 200m butterfly final on Day Five of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 19, 2024 in Indianapolis ...

She is also 12x Big 12 champion, holder of five (two individual) Texas school records, 2x Olympic Trials qualifier and ...

Chad le Clos dreams of becoming the oldest swimmer to win a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly stroke at the Paris Olympics in 2024 ... at the 2022 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne ...

Jayden de Silva of Stafford International School stamped his name in Sri Lanka’s swimming history by becoming the first junior national swimmer to break the one-minute barrier in the 100m Butterfly ...

04 seconds ahead of Walsh, who set the world record for the 100m butterfly earlier this year at the U.S. Olympic trials, when she finished with a time of 55.18 seconds. In third place was China's ...

Already rated one of swimming’s all-time greats ... Kristof Milak stormed to a second Olympic gold with victory in a ...