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freestyle

freestyle

21 3.3
A swimming race where swimmers can use any stroke
  • noun
  • /ˈfriːstaɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estilo libre
  • Holds the record for the 100 yards freestyle.
  • freestyle events
  • freestyle stroke
  • racing and freestyle

Neither is a human, because Kasparov organized a freestyle tournament where teams of humans and computers could work together.

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Examples

  • All of those can be done with a freestyle kick on your back, too.

    Blog text (13)

  • Then when you are swimming, say, freestyle, your body is going to be mostly underwater.

  • And now for the final team in our freestyle competition.

    War Room (2015)

  • The overall winner in a recent freestyle tournament had neither the best human players nor the most powerful computers.

    Academic text (2012)

  • And now, the last race of the day, the 50-yard freestyle.

    Pride (2007)

  • Her times in the 25-meter freestyle were slow when compared to other 7-year-old children.

    Academic text (1993)

  • A Brooks won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.23.

    Blog text (26)

  • Emily Waller, who qualified first for the final in the 500 freestyle, finished sixth with a time of 5:03.05.

    Blog text (33)

  • Pascuzzo captured the 200-yard freestyle in 2:05.45, followed by classmate Paige Christie in 2:08.99.

    Blog text (32)

  • At the championship, he won gold in the 100-meter freestyle race, showcasing his speed and technique.

Synonyms

swimming event
vsfreestyle
1 2.2

A competition where people or teams race by swimming

is the specific race type where competitors may use any style

How Trick-Focused

freeskiing
1 5.4
freestyle
  • Specialized
21 3.3
skiing
  • UK
11 1.0

Surface Forms

freestyle singular
freestyles plural

Morphology

freestyle = free + style (transparent) = free + style

The sense 'any swimming style' is directly derived from the compound free + style: competitors may use any style.

Etymology

Freestyle comes from free ('not fixed') and style ('way of doing something'). In a swimming race it means you may use any stroke, so swimmers can choose the style that works best for them.