In what continent was freestyle swimming first developed?
1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 12 at the NISHI Civic Pool. The last champion was Daniel Kowalski of Australia. This race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows: All times are in minutes and seconds. The first round was held on August 12. The B final was held on August 12. The A final was held
Freestyle swimming Freestyle swimming Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters (50 yards) and reaching 1500 meters (1650 yards), also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions. Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs