How long does it take to swim 1 mile of breastroke?

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Former Member — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 12:51:22 GMT

I am a newbie to swimming long distance (1st mile June 8th 2016). What I have discovered is that the breaststroke is the perfect stroke for long distance swimming. I have never raced before - but for me this is a swim not a race. Last week I swam a 5 mile ocean course using mainly the breaststroke. It took roughly three hours. I was able to jog back the distance after getting out of the water. It feels like the breaststroke allows for better muscle recovery, my heart rate was much lower than when I swim freestlyle and it allows for better breathe capacity when the ocean waves are unpredictable.

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 05:58:38 GMT

Funny this thread popped back up. A couple weeks ago I swam a mile breaststroke open in an open water event (lake). Normally I wouldn't do such a thing but I was able to raise a considerable sum pretty quickly for *** Cancer research by volunteering to swim the mile in my pink suit, ***, without a wetsuit (water was still kinda cool for me) if I hit my fundraising goal in two days. I did, so I swam it ***. There were no timing chips used and I took it out at a relaxed but steady pace and I finished in 33 minutes according to my watch. Currently if I was to go out for a 100 SCY, I would expect to hit around 1:23. I could have done that mile faster but not normally swimming that much consistent *** with no walls, my plan was to go out and have fun without hitting the virtual wall. That's awesome, M! Way to go!! :applaud:

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Sportygeek — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 05:17:28 GMT

I swam a couple of open water swims breaststroke during the last Australian OW season. One was a bit shorter than a mile (1.2km), one a bit longer (1.8km). I was swimming to finish, not for a time/place, but my pace approximately equivalent to 35 min/mile. No wetsuit. My BR sort of sucks because I can't kick for nuts.

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m2tall2 — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 02:33:38 GMT

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Former Member — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:47:48 GMT

As a breaststroker, the idea of a swimming a mile non-stop is simply abhorrent. Short course the challenge would be one of breathing often enough. Long course would just be miserable, in every conceivable way.

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ande — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:52:34 GMT

Depends upon the breastroker, the pool or body of water where they swim the mile, and the percent effort they're expending. I bet the best male breastrokers, shaved and tapered could swim a mile, 1725 yards in a 25 yard pool holding under 1:05's probably faster than 18:40, they'd be considerably slower in a 50 meter pool where 1 mile is 1,609.344 meters, my guess is the best could hold 1:16's probably 20:40, They'd be a lot slower if they did it straight in open water with no turns. I used to be a competitive swimmer. Now I am much older, I start swimming again just for fitness and I would like to set a goal for myself. My goal is to swim 1 mile of breastroke (breastroke is my specialty) daily; it takes me 35 minutes to swim 1 mile. My question is what is the average time to swimm 1 mile of breastroke? Thanks

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Former Member — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 14:15:18 GMT

The first person to swim the English channel did breaststroke.

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Andrea Rafael — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:54:25 GMT

I actually mostly swim Breaststroke - lately around 2 - 2.5 miles a day. In a 20-yard pool, my fastest 2.5 mile was in 1 hour 50 mins; my fastest 2- mile in a 25-yard pool was 91 mins (3550 yards)... Love the garmin HRM which also records my HR during swims.

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TRYM_Swimmer — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:01:37 GMT

On 24 August 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. His time: 21 hours, 45 minutes; his stroke: "steady breaststroke."

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Former Member — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:43:55 GMT

It takes too long to swim any distance using breaststroke.

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swoomer — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:03:19 GMT

I believe Jason Lassen actually swam the Catalina Channel all breaststroke, for a record. Now that's a whole lot of breaststroke!

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secondheart — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 06:09:04 GMT

For fun I did a 28:36 for a 1650 *** stoke kick (regular board, no pulling on lane lines. only 1 accidental right arm pull, pushing the board to the side and reaching the wall with the right hand i.e. no pull with the board). I almost even split the entire 1650 this showed me that the main reason why I die in swimming is because of lack of oxygen.

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Karl_S — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:58:50 GMT

a mile is 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards ... That's a lot of breastroke. ...I think I could hold around 1:25 to 1:30 per 100 yards and 1:40 to 1:45 meters. I was really tempted to call your bluff on that claim... Now that I think about it more I guess it's believable for a strong swimmer. That's essentially 18x100 br on the 1:30 interval. It's way out of my league.

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ande — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:59:58 GMT

a mile is 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards That is 70.40 lengths of a 25 yard pool, or 35.2 50s or 17.6 100's 1 foot = 0.3048 meters so 5,280 x 0.3048 = 1,609.34 That's a lot of breastroke. It would be much easier in a 25 yard pool than it would in a 50 meter pool or even worse, open water. More pushoffs and pullouts would be better for me and most people. I recommend a relaxed sustainable pace with lots gliding between strokes. I think I could hold around 1:25 to 1:30 per 100 yards and 1:40 to 1:45 meters.

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aztimm — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:57:29 GMT

It is actually impossible to swim a mile breaststroke. Everyone knows that. There. Thread closed. how about we attempt to do this together? :afraid:

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Debugger — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 04:16:40 GMT

I did 3000 LCM breaststroke on Valentine's Day this year (my coach has good sense of humor) It was 57:18 for 3000m (1500m was 28:53). I know time would be better for SCM, but... Jeff's time 36 for 3000m - that's just unbelievable! :shock: Goodness 1:18 that's my time for 100 LCM all out!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Patrick W. Brundage — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:54:51 GMT

It is actually impossible to swim a mile breaststroke. Everyone knows that. There. Thread closed.

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ande — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:50:12 GMT

According to the coach I swam with last week, my breaststroke is the equivalent of treading water across the pool. :cry::dunno: Hopeless, just hopeless. There may be hope You just need to learn proper technique

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DeniseMW — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:36:42 GMT

According to the coach I swam with last week, my breaststroke is the equivalent of treading water across the pool. :cry::dunno: Hopeless, just hopeless.

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:05:36 GMT

some of us are hopeless. this morning i swam next to an olympic breaststroker and multi-time ncaa champion. it doesnt matter how much i watch him, i cant do what he does. and how long does it take me to swim 1 mile of breaststroke? i am hoping another 48 years to still not finish. :D :bighug: It's ok, Steve, we can't all be frogs. You're PLENTY fast in everything else, so I'll give you a pass on breaststroke!;)

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sunruh — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:55:59 GMT

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jpetyk — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:39:30 GMT

Yep, that's right! Denise, one way to learn technique is to watch videos of Masters swimmers who are swimming it correctly. Good point, Elaine! I started swimming when I was 7 years old, but it wasn't until I was in college when I watched a teammate swim breaststroke, that I finally figured it out. :blush: :doh: Before then, it was a crap shoot whether or not I would get DQ'd in a race. In fact, a few rule changes in the 80's actually helped me out in that regard. :drown:

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:05:59 GMT

There may be hope You just need to learn proper technique Yep, that's right! Denise, one way to learn technique is to watch videos of Masters swimmers who are swimming it correctly. The reason I say "Masters" is because our older knees probably can't kick as narrow as Olympians do without a repetitive stress injury. :toohurt:In addition, our shoulders probably can't pull as wide! Check out this awesome race :applaud: by King Frog (in the black cap) when he broke the Masters World Record on the 200m Breaststroke in 2011. (By the way, he broke the record again at the World Champions this year.) :bow:: youtu.be/Sb0qr4BTMl0

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Former Member — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:47:55 GMT

Actually, I am going to be 69 on Sunday. I swam breaststroke (the old-fashioned kind, with a frog-kick, although I sometimes did 3-4 strokes underwater) when I was younger, for a mile, and really don't remember my time. Then I had a series of health disasters, ending with a very successful back surgery in April. On Sunday, I went to the local Y and swam for the first time since 1981. I did the breaststroke for one mile. It took me about an hour, but it was effortless. I wasn't even breathing hard at the end. I'm not interested in speed -- just distance. Doing the old-fashioned breaststroke for a mile is so soothing. I felt as if I were 30 again. I'd love to do it in open water. I feel certain I could do five miles easily.

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Former Member — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:03:03 GMT

For someone who can't swim breaststroke, you sure are obsessed with it...:banana: Perhaps some breaststroke-envy therapy is in order? Where did I say in this thread that I can't swim it? Whether I can or cannot is irrelevant regarding the vile nature of that blundering imbecilic stroke.