The History Behind Michael Phelps' Favorite Olympic Swimming Event: London 2012

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Every sport has its own jargon. Even swimming.

Some of swimming's jargon is used to name a technique or equipment, heck, some of the event names are an amalgamation of different terms used throughout the sport's history.

And, as Michael Phelps looks to etch his name in Olympic annals, into perpetuity, one of his events, the butterfly, will be heavily scrutinized as it's the "Baltimore Bullet's" most successful.

To that end, Bleacher Report and HotForWords teams up prior to next week's big race to give you, the fan, an in-depth look at how the "butterfly" event got its name.

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