Lauren Kalmanowicz swam the backstroke in the 200 and 500 freestyle races. Unique? Yes. But perfectly legal.

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American This summer's Olympic games in London feature ...

Swimming is one of the marquee Olympic sports, and it comes with a long list of rules. Between individual events, relays and medleys, there are a bevy of swimming races. Add in varying distances and ...

Leia Davila, a swimmer with autism, became one of the first FHSAA disabled swim champions. Davila chose to compete individually in the new disabled classification instead of with her school's relay ...