クロール

くろーる
noun
front crawl, freestyle
sports
1. front crawl, freestyle
A swimming stroke performed face-down with alternating arm strokes and a flutter kick. The fastest and most commonly used stroke, also called freestyle in competitive swimming.
クロールは最(もっと)も速(はや)い泳法(えいほう)だ。
The front crawl is the fastest swimming stroke.
水泳(すいえい)教室(きょうしつ)でまずクロールを習(なら)った。
I learned the front crawl first at swimming class.
クロールで25メートル泳(およ)げるようになった。
I can now swim 25 meters doing the front crawl.

Similar words

  • クロール (crawl) - refers to the stroke technique
  • 自由形(じゆうがた) (freestyle) - competitive event name where any stroke is allowed (but crawl is always used as it's fastest)

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Related: 平泳(ひらおよ)ぎ (breaststroke)
Related: 背泳(せおよ)ぎ (backstroke)
Compare: 犬(いぬ)かき (dog paddle (swimming))
Compare: 自由形(じゆうがた) (freestyle)
Related: 息継(いきつ)ぎ (breathing technique)
Related: バタ足(あし) (flutter kick)
Related: ストローク (arm stroke)
Related: バタフライ (butterfly)
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Added 2026.1.18 8:52 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:26
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