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What is the Olympic Swimming event called the Fly?

the butterfly

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How many styles of swimming are in the olympic games?

Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle.

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What is Olympic swimming?

Olympic swimming is the same as most competitive swimming. There are four strokes; butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. One thing that MIGHT be different is that usually a 50 is two laps but it is a 50 yar pool so you swim a 50 in one lap.

What are the Olympic strokes in swimming that earn you medals?

butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, freestyle, IM, medley relay, freestyle relay

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The butterfly is a type of swimming stroke. It uses the arms, which are thrown forward together out of the water, while the feet kick up and down.

Is a butterfly a swimming stroke?

Yes, butterfly is a swimming stroke.

Who won the butterfly in oylimpics swimming in 2008?

Michael Phelps won both the 100-meter and 200-meter Butterfly at the 2008 Summer Games, setting a world record in the 200, and an Olympic record in the 100.

Is swimming an Olympic event?

yes swimming is an olympic event

What is the word used for all four Olympic swimming strokes?

Breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke,butterfly When all in the same race it's a medley

When did swimming become an Olympic sport?

Swimming was an Olympic sport in 1896.

When was first Olympic swimming pool built?

the 1st olympic swimming pool was in 1899.

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How many medals does Milo Cavic win?

Milo has won 1 Olympic medal ... a silver in men's 100 meter butterfly swimming at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

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What are the different swimming strokes?

there are 4 main swimming strokes; freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly. in my opinion, butterfly is the hardest.

Is swimming part of the 2010 winter olympic games?

No, swimming is only in the Summer Olympic Games

What is both a swimming style and an insect?

The Butterfly Stroke in swimming

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he won 7 olympic metals for swimming he won 7 olympic metals for swimming

What countries do good in olympic swimming?

Australia, America and most European are top contenders in Olympic Swimming.

How many meters are in an olympic swimming pool?

There are usually 50 meters in a Olympic sized swimming pool.

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Swimming pool sports started from Britain around 1830, but first swimming pools games started in Olympic in 1896.

What is a butterfly race?

a butterfly race is a swimming event lap race.