What is your favorite stroke?

Originally posted by Sonic Swimmer78 Breaststroke... HANDS DOWN! Seriously, I love the ease of the Breaststroke and the feel of the water when I do the breaststroke. Then there's Amanda Beard, who swims it hands up.

Originally posted by newmastersswimmer Laurie Kilmartin's analysis of the 4 strokes is very interesting indeed....but for some reason after reading her analysis I have even more desire to swim butterfly than before.....A chance to reak havoc on all the breastrokers at practice!....create disharmony where there was once harmony with turbulent waves for the breastrokers to choke on!....and yes the recovery allows me to hog every inch of space in my lane....what more could anyone ask for anyway! newmastersswimmer Jim, I totally agree ... Yeah, look at me! LOOK AT ME!

Breaststroke too slow. Backstroke too slow. Fly I love it but too hard. Give me freestyle short and fast.

I agree with everything geochuck said except: give me mid to long distance freestyle (eat up those yards!)

Since it takes me about 2000 yards to warm up, I'll take 2+ mile swims, freestyle of course.

I have to add Breaststroke to this one, because I'm really starting to love it as well.. (never thought I would)

I vote for backstroke as half of my medals are because this style.

In order to reduce the time of swim meets I have often suggested that Breaststroke be added to Diving competition. It is a perfectly good, relaxing and sedate activity, excellently suited to the return of a diver to the side of the pool, makng to most of face time to the judges. Almost all divers are accomplished breaststrokers anyway, as well as other non athletic pursuits such as drinking, smoking and practicing law. Perhaps Breaststroke should be judged by an international panel instead of timed, as well? No issue with judge tampering, I have never witnessed an agreement between two breaststrokers as to what the latest technique development will accomplish. And just wait 30 minutes, there is a new instructional video being put out by the latest 13 year old world champion and record holder. Do you know there are more than twice as many breaststroke videos as the other three strokes combined? How many different ways are there to teach the coordinated dog paddle/ ultimate survival stroke? Plenty, it seems. If the Breaststrokers also practiced with the divers, it would leave so much more room in the competition pool for swimmers. Honestly, when was the last time anyone heard a breaststroker admit to being a swimmer willingly? Let's give them their space! While we're at it, restore balance and style to the IM and its historically correct three strokes! Then perhaps I will win one, someday. My favorite stroke? That of the poison pen!

Originally posted by Michael Heather Almost all divers are accomplished breaststrokers anyway, as well as other non athletic pursuits such as drinking, smoking and practicing law. I'm not a diver, but I do resemble that remark!

Without cigarettes though.