I'm 38 years old and started swimming for fitness about 3 months ago. I learned basic breaststroke in my late 20s but haven't practiced much back then.
Here is a video of my breaststroke swim.
www.dropbox.com/.../breaststroke 2.MOV
If I sprint, it takes me about 33 seconds for 25m and 2:27 for 100m. I can maintain 2:40 per 100m when I swim long distances like 1000m, without getting tired.
I have two modest goals - Swim 25m in 25 seconds and 100m in 2min. How do I quickly reach these goals? Is my problem my poor technique or lack of strength (I'm skinny)?
Thanks in advance.
Congratulations on your quick improvement! :applaud: That just goes to show how important proper technique is in swimming. I'm sure you will improve your times as you continue to work on your technique. If there is one person to pay attention to on this thread and "The Breaststroke Lane" thread, it's King Frog (Allen Stark). He is the frogstroke expert! :D
This is a big improvement.You are actually not as deep as before, but you are swimming a bit "uphill".I think to get you hips higher you need to add some undulation to the stroke. As you do the insweep, push your hips forward (towards the bottom of the pool) and then as you shoot your hands forward, vigorously straighten out you back(like a dolphin kick.) The breaststroke pull/dolphin kick with fins drill may help with the feel of this. A really good, but fairly difficult, drill for this is swim BR kick with your arms by your side, so that the only way to breath is with a good undulation.
Another thing i noticed is that when you recover your legs, your knees are wider than your feet. This increases drag. Work on keeping your knees closer together, about 1-2 fists apart.
Congratulations on your quick improvement! :applaud: That just goes to show how important proper technique is in swimming. I'm sure you will improve your times as you continue to work on your technique. If there is one person to pay attention to on this thread and "The Breaststroke Lane" thread, it's King Frog (Allen Stark). He is the frogstroke expert! :D
This is a big improvement.You are actually not as deep as before, but you are swimming a bit "uphill".I think to get you hips higher you need to add some undulation to the stroke. As you do the insweep, push your hips forward (towards the bottom of the pool) and then as you shoot your hands forward, vigorously straighten out you back(like a dolphin kick.) The breaststroke pull/dolphin kick with fins drill may help with the feel of this. A really good, but fairly difficult, drill for this is swim BR kick with your arms by your side, so that the only way to breath is with a good undulation.
Another thing i noticed is that when you recover your legs, your knees are wider than your feet. This increases drag. Work on keeping your knees closer together, about 1-2 fists apart.
