freestyle
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British swimmer Ben Proud, who won silver in the men's 50m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics, triumphed in the 50m butterfly, clocking 22.32 seconds.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Another British Olympic swimmer, Emily Barclay, won the women's 50m freestyle in 24.09, around half a second slower than the world record.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Alyssa Ton of Fountain Valley repeated as the 200 and 500 freestyle champion.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
Elise Kao of Venice repeated as 200 freestyle champion with a time of 1:54.98 and Granada Hills’ Meygen Flores was second in 1:57.90.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
The Colonel rapped it up with freestyle beat-boxing, and we gave ourselves a round of applause.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
An up-and-coming UK rapper's thanked Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda for "changing my life" after he praised one of her freestyles.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
At the behest of his friends, Towers recorded a handful of freestyles on SoundCloud, most of which “will never again see the light of day,” he says with a laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
He described a plan to put out an old-fashioned mixtape — physical copies only — featuring unreleased songs and freestyles that aren’t otherwise available on the internet or streaming services.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
McDevitt settled for a pair of All-America Consideration time wins, in the 200 and 500 freestyles.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
“I wrote the song, and I came up with the freestyles on the spot just like you’re supposed to do in a battle. What are you trying to say?”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
