クロール

くろーる

noun

front crawl, freestyle

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.

Terminology

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)

Technique terms

息継(いきつ)ぎ (breathing technique)
バタ足(あし) (flutter kick)
ストローク (arm stroke)
手(て)のかき (arm pull)

FOUR SWIMMING STROKES (4泳法(えいほう)):

クロール/自由形(じゆうがた) (freestyle/front crawl)
平泳(ひらおよ)ぎ (breaststroke)
背泳(せおよ)ぎ (backstroke)
バタフライ (butterfly)

Common collocations

クロールを泳(およ)ぐ (to swim front crawl)
クロールで泳(およ)ぐ (to swim using front crawl)
クロールの息継(いきつ)ぎ (breathing in crawl)

Related Words

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))

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Added 2026.1.18 8:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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