I agree the timing on breaststroke makes it very difficult but all the strokes done with any speed are difficult. I was in my youth suited more for breaststroke and butterfly which seems an interesting combination because I'm short and heavier built than mose freestylers or backstrokers. Since I gain a lot of weight and loss some upper-body strength, I more of a breaststroker than a flyer or freestyler in middle age. I see a lot of lap swimmer doing head up breaststroke or even lowering their head that have great difficulty with the kick. They prefer to do breaststroke since they have trouble doing the side breathing of freestyle and they of course don't do an underwater pull with breastroke which is what makes competitive breaststroke harder because of losing oxgen on the turns,just like with freestyle doing flipped turns loses oxgen as well.
I agree the timing on breaststroke makes it very difficult but all the strokes done with any speed are difficult. I was in my youth suited more for breaststroke and butterfly which seems an interesting combination because I'm short and heavier built than mose freestylers or backstrokers. Since I gain a lot of weight and loss some upper-body strength, I more of a breaststroker than a flyer or freestyler in middle age. I see a lot of lap swimmer doing head up breaststroke or even lowering their head that have great difficulty with the kick. They prefer to do breaststroke since they have trouble doing the side breathing of freestyle and they of course don't do an underwater pull with breastroke which is what makes competitive breaststroke harder because of losing oxgen on the turns,just like with freestyle doing flipped turns loses oxgen as well.
