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While commonly enjoyed recreationally, swimming is a highly-competitive sport that tests the speed, strength, and skill of athletes through a variety of individual and team events. Race finishes often come down to just a fingertip as competitors use a variety of swimming strokes (dictated by the event category), including freestyle (front crawl), backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke.

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Want to workout with your favorite Olympian? Check out these home workouts below.

Jazz Carlin Workouts

The Olympic silver medallist teaches us how to get creative with resistance bands

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Work out at home with Olympic athletes

Chen Yile Workout

Chen Yile walks us through a couple of exercises you can do from home.

Cristian Rosso Workout

Activate your body and release its tension by following Argentinean rower Cristian Rosso's workout.

Dafne Schippers Workouts

How does a sprinting World Champion train explosivity from home?

Gustavo Endres Family Workout

When your dad is an Olympic champion, there is no way to escape the home workout

Bumblebee Workout

Don't have any workout equipment at home? B-boy Bumblebee has got you covered!

At Home Gymnastics Workouts

Gymnasts staying strong, safe and healthy at home

Andrea Fuentes and U.S. synchro team workout

Don't miss a practice with head coach of US Synchro team and four-time Olympic medallist Andrea Fuentes

Jaime Espinal Workout

#Stayactive is not easy but it is fun!

Alysia Montaño Workout

Donkey whip, hip circles, hip switch, wall slides, legs and lateral swings, hurdle walks, side hurdle...

Jaouad Achab Workouts

Fully intense body workout with the taekwondo athlete.

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Get a PDF copy to print out for yourself or share it with others who are just getting started with swimming. Included in the guide are the following.

Fundamentals of Swimming

The Basic Rules

Dressed to Swim

Swimming Terms Explained

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