free·style
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Definition of freestyle
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: a competition in which the contestant is given more latitude than in related events
especially
: a swimming competition in which the swimmer may use any stroke
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: crawl sense 2
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In 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and fifth gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay; Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut won gold medals in floor exercise and the balance beam. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 31 Aug. 2019 The only other male medalist from Indiana was Chesterton’s Blake Pieroni, who won a bronze in the 800 freestyle relay in 2013. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel swimmer Wyatt Davis wins two world junior medals in one day," 21 Aug. 2019 The same group also set a new league standard in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:25.15. — Vincent Nguyenstaff Writer, La Cañada Valley Sun, "Boys’ Athlete of the Year: La Cañada swimmer Danny Syrkin grows legacy with record-breaking campaign," 13 Aug. 2019 The meet was highlighted by the first-place finish of Seals Nate Pitroff, Gabe Rupp, Preston Shepard and Jonah Stein, who won the 13-14 boys 200-meter freestyle relay in a time of 1:51.63. — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, "Rollingwood Seals end post season with top 10 finish at Straehle Invitational," 29 July 2019 Mack Horton rallied Australia to victory in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay, putting them in front with a lap to go. — Beth Harris, Houston Chronicle, "Sugar Land's Simone Manuel wins another world title in 100 free," 26 July 2019 Foster set state records in Canton in the 200 medley, 200 IM and 100 breaststroke and was also on the winning 400 freestyle relay for Sycamore. — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, "Ohio State's Princeton presence tops Greater Cincinnati recruiting week," 30 June 2019 Ledecky, of Bethesda, had been confined to her room because of dehydration and vomiting that caused her to withdraw from the 1,500-meter freestyle final and 200 free heats at the world swimming championships. — Beth Harris, baltimoresun.com, "Katie Ledecky returns but U.S. falls to Australia in relay at world swimming championships," 25 July 2019 Cassie Sharpe put on a show in the women's freestyle halfpipe final on Tuesday, soaring to a 95.80 during her second run to give Canada its first Olympic medal in the event pioneered by the late Canadian star Sarah Burke. — Will Graves, chicagotribune.com, "American Brita Sigourney earns bronze in freestyle skiing halfpipe; Canada's Cassie Sharpe takes gold," 19 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'freestyle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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freestyle
noun
English Language Learners Definition of freestyle
: a competition (such as a swimming race) in which the competitors are allowed to use different styles or methods
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