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Also Known As front crawl • crawl

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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Inge de Bruijn after winning the 100-metre butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Inge de Bruijn
Dutch athlete
Michelle Smith
Irish swimmer and lawyer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Weissmuller, Johnny
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer and actor
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer
Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
American swimmer and diver
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer
Ross, Norman
Norman Ross
American swimmer
Fraser, Dawn
Dawn Fraser
Australian swimmer
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German swimmer
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
American swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American athlete
Kahanamoku, Duke
Duke Kahanamoku
American surfer and swimmer
Helene Madison
American athlete