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)

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)

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Added 2026.1.18 8:52 · Revised 2026.7.19 21:21

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