What is Front crawl?
The '''front crawl''' (or simply 'crawl') is a type of [[swimming]] stroke. It is the fastest method of swimming.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cSSW4RhZOiwC|title=Swimming Fastest|last=Maglischo|first=Ernest W.|date=2019|publisher=Human Kinetics|isbn=9780736031806|pages=95|language=en}}</ref> Therefore it is the usual choice in [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] events. It is sometimes called the American or Australian crawl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/the-origin-of-freestyle-the-australian-crawl/|title=The Origin of Freestyle, The Australian Crawl|last=Stewart|first=Mel|date=2013-06-05|website=Swim Swam|language=en-US|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Athletes from both continents played a part in its development. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Swimming]] {{stub}}