Butterfly became an independent stroke and made its Olympic debut at the 1956 Melbourne Games. The stroke is contested over distances of 100m and 200m. In swimming, the term “medley” refers to events ...

Butterfly is a difficult stroke to swim as it needs both stamina and style. The movements you need to make, however, are not difficult because you will have done many of them before in other strokes.

A woman killed in a four-vehicle crash was a "social butterfly" who loved riding and swimming, her family said. Victoria Jones, 53, of Mount Pleasant, Merthyr Tydfil county, died following the ...