All about base excess â to BE or not to BE. In 1948, Singer and Hastings introduced the concept of buffer base (BB). The change in BB from normal was called deltaBB (Î´BB). This change in BB was an expression of the non-respiratory (metabolic) component of an acid-base disturbance.
Empirically from http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rain..., free style is the fastest stroke. This is also called the front crawl (see Front crawl). However as Swimming stroke notes, there are at least 6 variations of that technique.
http://www.SynergySwimming.com. This entertaining freestyle swimming technique video shows you how to swim faster. The quickest way to increase your swimming stroke speed and freestyle technique is by learning how to decrease drag and inefficiency and not by increasing power.