vapaauinti
Vapaauinti is a type of swimming technique that involves a freestyle stroke with one arm while the other arm remains still. The term is derived from Finnish, where "vapaa" means "free" and "uinti" means "swimming". In this technique, the swimmer recovers one arm and keeps the other arm extended and not moving.
Vapaauinti was first introduced in the 2000s as a variation of the traditional freestyle stroke. The technique
In vapaauinti, the still arm acts as a "solar panel" that generates energy for the swimmer, while
The Finnish swimmer, Matti Alenfors, is credited with inventing vapaauinti in the early 2000s. Since then, the