As a 15 year old high school swimmer, my coach is having me, with our morning and evening practices, to do more of my main stroke, which is breastroke. My goal is by my junior year, to have gone a 59.7 in the 100 yard breastroke, but with four hours a day of working on the stroke, I find that there is a pain where I imagine the joint is between the pelvic bone, and where my leg begins. This happens, I'll sit it out for a few days, and it'll get better, but with a meet coming up in two days, I can't afford to sit it out and wait. Has anyone else had this problem, where you find a groin area pain? Does anyone find a fix for it? (I've gotten some suggestions to try to fix a muscle in the lower back down to the seat area, perhaps I have a knotted muscle?) Thanks for looking at this!
Sounds like a possible groin strain. Here are a couple of links:
www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
How to prevent groin injury from breaststroke - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
www.pvaquatic.com/tips_breaststroke.htm
Be careful not to think too short term. Sacrificing a meet or two is better than sacrificing an entire season...
Also - there are quite a few really fast breaststrokers I've known over the years who have had to limit their breaststroke kick training for injury reasons. They worked on other strokes, lots of core strengthening and breaststroke pulling (using fins with a dolphin kick is actually pretty challenging and fun too). They were still fast at the end of their seasons. You don't have to do tons of breaststroke all the time to maintain or even improve your speed. Good luck!
Sounds like a possible groin strain. Here are a couple of links:
www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
How to prevent groin injury from breaststroke - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
www.pvaquatic.com/tips_breaststroke.htm
Be careful not to think too short term. Sacrificing a meet or two is better than sacrificing an entire season...
Also - there are quite a few really fast breaststrokers I've known over the years who have had to limit their breaststroke kick training for injury reasons. They worked on other strokes, lots of core strengthening and breaststroke pulling (using fins with a dolphin kick is actually pretty challenging and fun too). They were still fast at the end of their seasons. You don't have to do tons of breaststroke all the time to maintain or even improve your speed. Good luck!
