Many sources suggest that swimmers use a different freestyle technique for sprint and distance events. For example, a “straight-arm” underwater motion is often promoted for sprinting, and a “bent arm” ...

Many sources suggest that swimmers use a different freestyle technique for sprint and distance events. For example, a “straight-arm” underwater motion is often promoted for sprinting and a “bent arm” ...

He's swimming more the straight arm freestyle now, and it's been very effective ... has put in a lot of work to master the new technique. “I would say it’s still a work in progress,” he said. “The ...