All about base excess â to BE or not to BE. In 1948, Singer and Hastings introduced the concept of buffer base (BB). The change in BB from normal was called deltaBB (Î´BB). This change in BB was an expression of the non-respiratory (metabolic) component of an acid-base disturbance.
Empirically from http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rain..., free style is the fastest stroke. This is also called the front crawl (see Front crawl). However as Swimming stroke notes, there are at least 6 variations of that technique.
Butterfly Stroke. The butterfly stroke is one of the most difficult swim strokes to learn and master. The butterfly stroke is broke down into three main segments: The Pull. The Push. The Recovery. From the initial position, the arm movement starts very similarly to the breast stroke.