{"id":97459,"date":"2025-04-15T16:53:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.easyparcel.com\/my\/?p=97459"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:37:34","slug":"4-main-swim-strokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.easyparcel.com\/my\/4-main-swim-strokes\/","title":{"rendered":"[TREND] 4 Main Swim Strokes Used By Top Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"97459\" class=\"elementor elementor-97459\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24925a7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24925a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77189bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77189bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ever wonder how top swimmers glide through the water like superheroes?<b>\ud83e\uddb8\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u00a0<\/b>Well, it&#8217;s not magic<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83d\udd2e, it&#8217;s technique, power and mastering the <strong>four main swim strokes<\/strong>! Whether you&#8217;re new to swimming or just curious about what goes on behind those Olympic lanes, each stroke has its own vibe, purpose and set of skills<\/span><\/p><p>In this blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/easyparcel.com\/my\/about-us\/\"><strong>EasyParcel<\/strong><\/a> are diving into the 4 main swim strokes, but before that, let&#8217;s us understand the basic concept of swimming.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83c\udfca\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f216a1 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"4f216a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas 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https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Swimming-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Swimming-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Swimming-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Swimming-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Swimming-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5680a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5680a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/shirtless-kid-swimming-under-water-9044071\/\">Pexels<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fcd82 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1fcd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dff07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80dff07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 Main Swim Strokes That Make You Look Like Superstar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ddda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ddda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Freestyle (Front Crawl)\ud83c\udfca\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231f0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"231f0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freestyle-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-97730\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-freestyle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freestyle-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freestyle-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freestyle-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freestyle-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freestyle-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb2927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffb2927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/five-subtle-techniques-of-the-caeleb-dressel-50-freestyle-olympic-victory\/\">Swim Swam<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc72018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc72018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Speed<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fastest\ud83d\ude80\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderate \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Who it\u2019s good for<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beginners, fitness swimmers, and racers<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>How it works<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>You glide on the water, kick your legs in a flutter motion and alternate your arms in a windmill motion.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83c\udf00\ud83e\uddb5<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>\ud83d\udcdd<\/b><strong>Note<\/strong>: Make sure to keep your body in streamline when you swim.<\/p><ul><li>Breathing is done by turning your head to the side every 2 or 3 strokes.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>\ud83d\udcdd<\/b><strong>Note<\/strong>: Make sure haf of your goggles are in the water when you turn your head.<\/p><p><strong>Why it&#8217;s awesome<\/strong>:<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>It&#8217;s the fastest and most efficient stroke.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Great for cardio and endurance.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Often used in long-distance swimming or triathlons.<\/p><p><strong><b>\ud83c\udfc5<\/b>Competition Events<\/strong>:<\/p><p>50M, 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1500M, Relay events, Medley events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19748f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19748f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caeleb-Dressel-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-97555\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-famous freestyle athlete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caeleb-Dressel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caeleb-Dressel.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95dc06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95dc06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/caeleb-dressel\/\">Caeleb Dressel<\/a>\u2019s specialty is freestyle stroke and he won <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caeleb_Dressel\">gold<\/a> medals in 50M, 100M and 4 x 100M Freestyle in Tokyo Olympic 2020.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\udd47<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c516e1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c516e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c777ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c777ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654ae9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654ae9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Breaststroke\ud83d\udc38<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f98f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56f98f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Breaststroke-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-97731\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-breaststroke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Breaststroke-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Breaststroke-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Breaststroke-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Breaststroke-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1418f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1418f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.org\/sport\/paris-2024-olympic-games-day-one-finals\/\"> Swimming.Org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393c3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393c3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Speed<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slowest\ud83d\udc22\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Easy\u2b50\u2b50<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Who it\u2019s good for<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beginners, casual swimmers, people with joint issues, people with strong lower-body strength<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>How it works<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>Both arms move in a circular motion underwater while the legs do a frog kick.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><b>\ud83d\udcdd<\/b>Note<\/strong>: Don&#8217;t open your legs too wide and find your own rhythms.<\/p><ul><li>Your head comes above the water during each stroke to breathe.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Why it&#8217;s awesome<\/strong>:<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>It&#8217;s the easiest stroke to learn and very relaxing. It is also known as a life saving stroke.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>You can swim long distances without getting tired quickly.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Ideal for people looking for a low-impact workout.<\/p><p><b>\ud83c\udfc5<\/b><strong>Competition Events<\/strong>:<\/p><p>100M, 200M, Medley events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975c59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"975c59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adam-Peaty-300x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-97557\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-famous breaststroke athlete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adam-Peaty-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adam-Peaty-768x743.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Adam-Peaty.jpg 978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d9b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d9b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q17465546\">Adam Peaty<\/a>\u2019s specialty is breaststroke and he won the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Peaty\">gold<\/a> medal in 100M Breaststroke in Tokyo Olympics 2020.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\udd47<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f92f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f92f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f20ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57f20ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Butterfly\ud83e\udd8b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3b870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae3b870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Butterfly-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-97732\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-butterfly stroke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Butterfly-1.jpg 862w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Butterfly-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Butterfly-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fb78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99fb78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/olympics-swimmer-michael-phelps-now-medals-records\">NBC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796e62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796e62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Speed<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Very fast\ud83d\udca8<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hard \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Who it\u2019s good for<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced swimmers, strong core and shoulder swimmers, people who love a challenge<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>How it works<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>Both arms swing forward together and pull the water in the &#8220;Key Lock&#8221; shape, followed by a powerful dolphin kick (Both legs move in unison).<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83d\udc2c<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><b>\ud83d\udcdd<\/b>Note<\/strong>: Make sure you kick at the right timing (One kick for hand pull and one kick for hand enter the water).<\/p><ul><li>Breathing is usually done by lifting the head forward during the arm recovery.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Why it&#8217;s awesome<\/strong>:<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>It&#8217;s a great full body workout and can build muscle endurance, especially for the core and shoulders.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Has a beautiful and powerful rhythm once mastered. You will be the shining star in the swimming pool!<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83d\ude0e<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Burns more calories than any other stroke!<\/p><p><b>\ud83c\udfc5<\/b><strong>Competition Events<\/strong>:<\/p><p>100M, 200M, Medley events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50b0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c50b0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Phelps-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-97562\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-famous-butterfly-athlete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Phelps-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Phelps-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Phelps-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Phelps-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michael-Phelps-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7969e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7969e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/athletes\/michael-phelp-perfect-body-swimming\">Michael Phelps<\/a> is a legend in the swimming field, his specialty is butterfly stroke and he won <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Phelps\">gold<\/a> medal in 100M &amp; 200M Butterfly in Beijing Olympics 2008.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\udd47<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cbd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74cbd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887b29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"887b29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Backstroke\ud83d\udecc<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2930505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2930505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Backstroke-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-97733\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-backstroke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Backstroke-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Backstroke-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Backstroke-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Backstroke-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Backstroke-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576f0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"576f0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/30\/sports\/olympics\/ryan-murphy-doping-russian-swimming.html\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4823b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4823b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Speed<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderate\ud83d\udc4d<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Difficulty<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderate \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Who it\u2019s good for<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beginners, people with neck\/back issues, swimmers who want to float &amp; breathe easily and patients who want to do injury recovery treatment.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>How it works<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>You lie on your back, kicking your legs in flutter motion, and alternate your arms in a backward circular motion.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83d\udd04<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>\ud83d\udcdd<\/b><strong>Note<\/strong>: Make sure you down move your head when swimming, keep watching to the sky or ceiling.<\/p><ul><li>You can breathe freely since your face is above the water.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Why it&#8217;s awesome<\/strong>:<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>It&#8217;s the only stroke where you can breathe easily all the time.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Great for improving balance, posture and back strength.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705<\/span>Very relaxing once you&#8217;re comfortable with the technique.<\/p><p><b>\ud83c\udfc5<\/b>Competition Events:<\/p><p>100M, 200M, Medley events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f0ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98f0ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ryan-Murphy-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-97564\" alt=\"4 Main Swim Stroke-to-explain-famous-backstroke-athlete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ryan-Murphy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ryan-Murphy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ryan-Murphy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ep-website-media.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ryan-Murphy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3db5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3db5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/olympics\/2021\/07\/24\/ryan-murphy-aims-best-american-backstroke-swimmer\">Ryan Murphy<\/a>\u2019s specialty is backstroke and he won <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ryan_Murphy_(swimmer)\">gold<\/a> medal in 100M &amp; 200M Backstroke in Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016.\ud83e\udd47<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b7874 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03b7874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dc467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21dc467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips to Breathe Effortlessly While Swimming<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7eccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a7eccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inhale air through your mouth and exhale air in the water through your nose.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83d\udc43<\/span><\/p><p>Time to exhale air is longer than you inhale.<\/p><p><strong>Why do you need to follow these tips?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 <\/span>To utilize the use of your oxygen without wasting it during swimming<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 <\/span>To avoid muscle cramps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763830e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"763830e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489a770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"489a770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build Your Perfect Stroke <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13c2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13c2c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So now you understand the four main swim strokes.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83c\udfcaFrom the speed-demon freestyle to the power-packed butterfly, each stroke brings something unique to the pool. \u2728 You&#8217;re all set to hit the pool like a champ!\ud83c\udfc6 Now, let&#8217;s take your mark and dive in!\ud83c\udfc1<\/span><\/p><p>Your friends want to swim with you now, but they don&#8217;t have swimsuits or goggles and you have extra?<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud83e\ude71\ud83e\udd7d Don&#8217;t worry!\u00a0 Use EasyParcel&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/account.easyparcel.com\/login?client_id=c575e8cd-aa46-46db-8308-e18d25bb76c6&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.easyparcel.com%2Feasyaccount%2Fcallback&amp;state=eyJjbGllbnRfaWQiOiI1M2FmYmQzMS05OGI2LTQ3ODctOWYzOC1kMDY5ZGRkN2RiM2QiLCJyZWRpcmVjdF91cmkiOiJodHRwczovL2FwcC5lYXN5cGFyY2VsLmNvbS9sb2dpbi9vYXV0aC9jYWxsYmFjayIsInN0YXRlIjoie1wicGFnZV9yZWRpcmVjdF91cmlcIjpcIm9uZGVtYW5kXCJ9IiwiY291bnRyeSI6Im15IiwibGFuZyI6ImVuIn0%3D&amp;country=my\">On-Demand Delivery<\/a><\/strong> to ship to them, so that they can swim together with you. 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Whether you&#8217;re new to swimming or just curious about what goes on behind those Olympic lanes, each stroke has its own vibe, purpose and set of skills In this blog, EasyParcel are diving into the 4 main swim strokes, but before that, let&#8217;s us understand the basic concept of swimming.\ud83c\udfca\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Contents Source:Pexels 4 Main Swim Strokes That Make You Look Like Superstar 1. Freestyle (Front Crawl)\ud83c\udfca\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Source: Swim Swam Speed Fastest\ud83d\ude80 Difficulty Moderate \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Who it\u2019s good for Beginners, fitness swimmers, and racers How it works: You glide on the water, kick your legs in a flutter motion and alternate your arms in a windmill motion.\ud83c\udf00\ud83e\uddb5 \ud83d\udcddNote: Make sure to keep your body in streamline when you swim. Breathing is done by turning your head to the side every 2 or 3 strokes. \ud83d\udcddNote: Make sure haf of your goggles are in the water when you turn your head. Why it&#8217;s awesome: \u2705It&#8217;s the fastest and most efficient stroke. \u2705Great for cardio and endurance. \u2705Often used in long-distance swimming or triathlons. \ud83c\udfc5Competition Events: 50M, 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1500M, Relay events, Medley events Caeleb Dressel\u2019s specialty is freestyle stroke and he won gold medals in 50M, 100M and 4 x 100M Freestyle in Tokyo Olympic 2020.\ud83e\udd47 2. Breaststroke\ud83d\udc38 Source: Swimming.Org Speed Slowest\ud83d\udc22 Difficulty Easy\u2b50\u2b50 Who it\u2019s good for Beginners, casual swimmers, people with joint issues, people with strong lower-body strength How it works: Both arms move in a circular motion underwater while the legs do a frog kick. \ud83d\udcddNote: Don&#8217;t open your legs too wide and find your own rhythms. Your head comes above the water during each stroke to breathe. Why it&#8217;s awesome: \u2705It&#8217;s the easiest stroke to learn and very relaxing. It is also known as a life saving stroke. \u2705You can swim long distances without getting tired quickly. \u2705Ideal for people looking for a low-impact workout. \ud83c\udfc5Competition Events: 100M, 200M, Medley events Adam Peaty\u2019s specialty is breaststroke and he won the gold medal in 100M Breaststroke in Tokyo Olympics 2020.\ud83e\udd47 3. Butterfly\ud83e\udd8b Source: NBC Speed Very fast\ud83d\udca8 Difficulty Hard \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Who it\u2019s good for Advanced swimmers, strong core and shoulder swimmers, people who love a challenge How it works: Both arms swing forward together and pull the water in the &#8220;Key Lock&#8221; shape, followed by a powerful dolphin kick (Both legs move in unison).\ud83d\udc2c \ud83d\udcddNote: Make sure you kick at the right timing (One kick for hand pull and one kick for hand enter the water). Breathing is usually done by lifting the head forward during the arm recovery. Why it&#8217;s awesome: \u2705It&#8217;s a great full body workout and can build muscle endurance, especially for the core and shoulders. \u2705Has a beautiful and powerful rhythm once mastered. You will be the shining star in the swimming pool!\ud83d\ude0e \u2705Burns more calories than any other stroke! \ud83c\udfc5Competition Events: 100M, 200M, Medley events Michael Phelps is a legend in the swimming field, his specialty is butterfly stroke and he won gold medal in 100M &amp; 200M Butterfly in Beijing Olympics 2008.\ud83e\udd47 4. Backstroke\ud83d\udecc Source: The New York Times Speed Moderate\ud83d\udc4d Difficulty Moderate \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Who it\u2019s good for Beginners, people with neck\/back issues, swimmers who want to float &amp; breathe easily and patients who want to do injury recovery treatment. How it works: You lie on your back, kicking your legs in flutter motion, and alternate your arms in a backward circular motion.\ud83d\udd04 \ud83d\udcddNote: Make sure you down move your head when swimming, keep watching to the sky or ceiling. You can breathe freely since your face is above the water. Why it&#8217;s awesome: \u2705It&#8217;s the only stroke where you can breathe easily all the time. \u2705Great for improving balance, posture and back strength. \u2705Very relaxing once you&#8217;re comfortable with the technique. \ud83c\udfc5Competition Events: 100M, 200M, Medley events Ryan Murphy\u2019s specialty is backstroke and he won gold medal in 100M &amp; 200M Backstroke in Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016.\ud83e\udd47 Tips to Breathe Effortlessly While Swimming Inhale air through your mouth and exhale air in the water through your nose.\ud83d\udc43 Time to exhale air is longer than you inhale. Why do you need to follow these tips? \u2705 To utilize the use of your oxygen without wasting it during swimming \u2705 To avoid muscle cramps. Build Your Perfect Stroke So now you understand the four main swim strokes.\ud83c\udfcaFrom the speed-demon freestyle to the power-packed butterfly, each stroke brings something unique to the pool. \u2728 You&#8217;re all set to hit the pool like a champ!\ud83c\udfc6 Now, let&#8217;s take your mark and dive in!\ud83c\udfc1 Your friends want to swim with you now, but they don&#8217;t have swimsuits or goggles and you have extra?\ud83e\ude71\ud83e\udd7d Don&#8217;t worry!\u00a0 Use EasyParcel&#8217;s On-Demand Delivery to ship to them, so that they can swim together with you. 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