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Push Comes to Pull: What’s the Best Freestyle Swimming Stroke? [Video]

This summer’s Olympic games in London feature 14 different freestyle swimming competitions, by far the most races for any type of stroke. The world’s elite swimmers can traverse a 50-meter pool in 22 to 26 seconds, yet they are divided over which of two variations of the stroke are more effective: the more powerful “deep [...]

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