ABC Feeds<p>The Australian race that changed how we swim<br>By Nick Baker, Marc Fennell, and Taryn Priadko</p><p>An Australian race in 1901 helped bring the freestyle stroke to the world.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/history-freestyle-swimming-alick-wickham/105582264" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/his</span><span class="invisible">tory-freestyle-swimming-alick-wickham/105582264</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Swimming</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Race</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NickBaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NickBaker</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MarcFennell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcFennell</span></a> # <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TarynPriadko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TarynPriadko</span></a></p>