historical questions about the Individual Medley

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I'm curious why the order of IM is as it is--butterfly, back, ***, then free? It doesn't seem to be the order of speed. Also, has there been any medalist in world competitions whose "freestyle" was not front crawl (not necessarily in a medley, but maybe in just "Freestyle" competition)?
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    The Chinese Zodiac has a story for how the animals got their order. :agree: Interestingly, by the account of wikipedia, some versions have to do with swimming--"The cat and the rat were the worst swimmers in the animal kingdom". :)
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  • Former Member
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    The Chinese Zodiac has a story for how the animals got their order. :agree: Interestingly, by the account of wikipedia, some versions have to do with swimming--"The cat and the rat were the worst swimmers in the animal kingdom". :)
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