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Also Known As butterfly stroke

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Michael Phelps smiles while wearing a black suit at the 2004 ESPYs awards, with people in the background.
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Inge de Bruijn after winning the 100-metre butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Inge de Bruijn
Dutch swimmer
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Pablo Morales
American swimmer
Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto
German swimmer
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German swimmer
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
American swimmer
Michael Gross competing at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
Michael Gross
German swimmer