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Roman Shevliakov
Roman Sergeevich Shevliakov ( rus, Роман Сергеевич Шевляков; born 26 August 1998) is a Russian swimmer. Junior career Roman started the international career at the European Junior Swimming Championships 2015, being held as an aquatic part of 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He participated in men's 50 metre butterfly, men's 100 metre butterfly, men's 200 metre butterfly events and won a gold medal in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay. One year later, Roman Shevliakov was included in the Russian national team for the 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary. He competed in men's 50 metre butterfly and men's 200 metre butterfly events, and won two silver medals in men's 100 metre butterfly and men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay events. Later, in September 2016, Roman was headed into his first World Cup season. He started at his traditional distances of men's 50, 100 and 200 metre butterfly, along with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Swimming
The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly) is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick"). While other styles like the breaststroke, front crawl, or backstroke can be swum adequately by beginners, the butterfly is a more difficult stroke that requires good technique as well as strong muscles. It is the newest swimming style swum in competition, first swum in 1933 and originating out of the breaststroke. Speed and ergonomics The peak speed of the butterfly is faster than that of the front crawl due to the synchronous pull/push with both arms and legs, which is done quickly. Yet since speed drops significantly during the recovery phase, it is overall slightly slower than front crawl, especially over longer distances. Another reason it is slower is because of the extremely different physical exertion it puts on the swimmer compared to the front crawl. Butterfly stroke without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
