Hey, im very confused right now about the breastroke and how to do it properly. The one that my coach taught me was very different from the one that i was in the Olympics or youtube. There is the one where when your hand comes out the water its a bit open and the other one thats closed. Should the pull be wide or small? Should it comes out of the water?? Should the arms be beside your beside your chest or in front of it?? Please someone help getting confused and dont want to waste more time learning the wrong stroke, thx
Agree. I think breaststroke has the most "trendiness" of any of the strokes. The latest style in fashion is always changing. Right now, I think the big thing is a narrow FAST kick (watch Ian Finnerty or Lily King for examples). The object being to get through the "max resistance" part of the stroke (where the legs are turned out at the knee and the arms have sculled out) and into the glide (least resistance) as quickly as possible.
My caveat here is that I am a former breaststroker (recurring groin issues keep me from training it and racing it like I used to), and even though I am only in my mid-30s, I somehow learned the old 1970s style "flat" breaststroke which went out of style before I was even born!
I will say that it worked for me, especially in LCM, but maybe that is the key, find a way to swim it that is comfortable for you!
Agree. I think breaststroke has the most "trendiness" of any of the strokes. The latest style in fashion is always changing. Right now, I think the big thing is a narrow FAST kick (watch Ian Finnerty or Lily King for examples). The object being to get through the "max resistance" part of the stroke (where the legs are turned out at the knee and the arms have sculled out) and into the glide (least resistance) as quickly as possible.
My caveat here is that I am a former breaststroker (recurring groin issues keep me from training it and racing it like I used to), and even though I am only in my mid-30s, I somehow learned the old 1970s style "flat" breaststroke which went out of style before I was even born!
I will say that it worked for me, especially in LCM, but maybe that is the key, find a way to swim it that is comfortable for you!
