Breaststroke pullout

Former Member
Former Member
OK, I am relatively new to serious swimming - just over a year. I recently started to really focus on my pullout for breaststroke. Prior to that I would just push off, and pop to the surface as part of my first stroke. No real pullout. Now that I am doing a pullout, I have a problem. I push off the wall and am going fast. As I slow down, I do my keyhole shaped pull and go faster again. So far so good. Then, as I try to bring my hands up and my legs up to do my underwater kick - trouble. I slow down to the point of almost stopping.:confused: Then I do my underwater kick, followed by a regular pull, popping up to breathe. What are some common mistakes that newbies make during the pullout that would cause this near stopping. I feel like it is costing me a good two seconds on each turn. I know none of you have seen me swim, but if I get some general things to look for, I can hopefully improve. Thanks.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Well, I even swam competive breasttroke as a kid and forget how it was done to a certain degree and look up in a book. The timing on the pull out and the kick is a problem for new people or people who had not did it for about 25 years such as myself. You need to bring your hands back and when you bring your hands forward then do the kick.
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  • Former Member
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    Well, I even swam competive breasttroke as a kid and forget how it was done to a certain degree and look up in a book. The timing on the pull out and the kick is a problem for new people or people who had not did it for about 25 years such as myself. You need to bring your hands back and when you bring your hands forward then do the kick.
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